200 Quotes About Myths

Misunderstanding is generally simpler than true understanding, and hence has more potential for popularity.

Tú, pájaro, vivirás en los árboles y volarás por los aires, alcanzarás la región de las nubes, rozarás la transparencia del cielo y no tendrás miedo de caer.

Και πίσω από τους Λαπίθες και τους Κενταύρους διακρίνουμε τους δύο μεγάλους αιώνιους αντιπάλους: το νου και το χτήνος, τον πολιτισμό και τη βαρβαρότητα.

In a great number of the cosmogonic myths the world is said to have developed from a great water, which was the prime matter. In many cases, as for instance in an Indian myth, this prime matter is indicated as a solution, out of which the solid earth crystallized out.

That's what drives science though: trying to find out the way things are, the way they were, and the way it really works. If that is your goal, then you want to make sure that your information is accurate, and if it's not, then it doesn't matter how much you liked that old urban legend or fictional factoid you once bought into. You will discard it, and be embarrassed by it, seeking instead for truth.

Anyone who challenges the status quo, the popular myths, is branded a heretic.

Heretic-someone who challenges the popular myths.

Heretic: someone who challenges the popular myths.

Why should I not know what he's really called?""Tell a man your name and he will have power over you forever," Carver muttered.