What's been missing here all these years ...

[exiledarchangel]

One of my favorite quotes of Nietzsche is about the ancient Greeks.  It probably sounds more poetic in the original language.  But here it is in English:

"What suffering this race must have endured in order to create such beauty."

This is a paraphrase, but the first English translation that I read was one I like better.  It's the one which has stuck with me through the years:

"What suffering the Greeks must have endured to have become so beautiful."

Mind you, that most of this suffering is self-induced. I mean, when we don't fight against persians, ottomans or nazis, our favourite activity is civil war and murdering people like Socrates or Kapodistrias...

[westen44]

Executing probably the greatest philosopher who ever lived is pretty bad.  But wars resulting from invasion were not Greece's fault.

[uwe]

Well. . . they have tags on their dogs.  Isn't that saying something?

Indeed. Alles ordentlich. 

[uwe]

    https://youtu.be/7twSjRSG6fE?si=lPhqNNYBhW4Gt1Q2

Those Germanic tribes would have immediately laid down their arms and surrendered to you, Scott, proclaiming you their Donnergott!

Surrender, Barbarians, or my Legions will bring out the Jet Phaser !!!