138 Quotes by Miriam Lichtheim

The ideal man is a man of peace.

Awake in peace, you of back-turned face, in peace,You who looks backward, in peace...Unas has come to youThat you may ferry him in this boat in which you ferry the gods.Unas has come to his side as a god comes to his side,IInas has come to his shore as a god comes to his shoreUtterance 270Antechamber, South WallThe king summons the ferryman

Strengthen your borders, your frontier patrols; It is good to work for the future. One respects the life of the foresighted, While he who trusts fails. Make people come [to you] through your good nature, A wretch is who desires the land [of his neighbor], A fool is who covets what others possess. Life on earth passes, it is not long, Happy is he who is remembered,

Happy is the heart of the king when gifts come to him.And when every foreign land [comes],that is our success, that is our fortune.What shall we do about it ? All is ruin!

To every action there is a response.While generation succeeds generation,God who know's characters is hidden;One can not oppose the lord of the hand,He reaches all that the eyes can see.

Unas eats their magic, swallows their spirits:Their big ones are for his morning meal,Their middle ones for his evening meal,Their little ones for his night meal,And the oldest males and females for his fuelUtterances 273·274Antechamber, East WaUThe kingfeeds on thegods

Lo, gold, lapis lazuli, silver, and turquoise, Carnelian, amethyst, ibht- stone andAre strung on the necks of female slaves. Noblewomen roam the land.Ladies say, “We want to eat!”Lo, noblewomen,Their bodies suffer in rags,Their hearts shrink from greeting [each other].Lo, chests of ebony are smashed.

The sundisk, covered, shines not for people to see,One cannot live when clouds conceal.

He who is silent toward violence diminishes the offerings.