"Quotes"

Elias 2022-03-23 09:01:21

"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within. — Will Durant"


"Those people in the forest, what did you see on them?

I don't understand.

Fear. Deep rotting fear. They were infected by it. Did you see? Fear is a sickness. It will crawl into the soul of anyone who engages it. It has tainted your peace already. I did not raise you to see you live with fear. Strike it from your heart . Do not bring it into our village.」


"And a Man sat alone, drenched deep in sadness. And all the animals drew near to him and said, "We do not like to see you so sad. Ask us for whatever you wish and you shall have it." The Man said , "I want to have good sight." The vulture replied, "You shall have mine." The Man said, "I want to be strong." The jaguar said, "You shall be strong like me." Then the Man said , "I long to know the secrets of the earth." The serpent replied, "I will show them to you." And so it went with all the animals. And when the Man had all the gifts that they could give, he left . Then the owl said to the other animals, "Now the Man knows much, he'll be able to do many things. Suddenly I am afraid." The deer said, "The Man has all that he needs. Now his sadness will stop."But the owl replied, "No. I saw a hole in the Man, deep like a hunger he will never fill. It is what makes him sad and what makes him want. He will go on taking and taking, until one day the World will say,'I am no more and I have nothing left to give.'"”

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Apocalypto quotes

  • [Blunted is given the potion to rub on himself]

    Blunted: If this works... she won't bother me.

    Flint Sky: Your wife?

    Blunted: No, her mother. The old hag wants grandchildren.

  • [after a snake has bitten one of them]

    Middle Eye: He's fucked.