menchise on 27/4/2002 at 02:25
I'm surprised that there isn't a thread about where the ending quotes actually came from (i.e. the books or other works) or the context in which they were originally written. I had never heard of Khalil Gibran before playing DX, and I had only heard Milton's quote before playing.
"Better to rule in Hell than to serve in Heaven."
This is obviously from John Milton's Paradise Lost. I haven't read it, but I have heard that the quote was Satan's last words before falling into the pit of the underworld.
"If there was no god, it would be necessary to invent him."
I had never heard of this quote by Voltaire, and I have no idea where it came from.
"Yesterday we bowed to kings and bent our necks before emperors, but today we kneel only to truth."
I'm assuming that this quote is from Khalil Gibran's The Prophet since that's his most famous work, but I don't know what chapter it's in or what the context was.
Agent Monkeysee on 27/4/2002 at 07:10
We have had threads about it. They're just buried in the archives ;)
I know the Voltaire quote, when placed in context, has a significantly different meaning then the intent it's usually used for. The problem is I can't find a source that has it in context so I can't put it up :(
menchise on 27/4/2002 at 12:32
I ran a search before creating this thread, and I only found one thread that was related to quotes; it had no discussion about where the quotes came from and what the original context was. Since I was curious, I decided to create this thread.
Agent Monkeysee on 29/4/2002 at 10:03
Found it:
Quote:
If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent Him. But all nature cries aloud that He does exist; that there is a supreme intelligence, an immense power, an admirable order, and everything teaches us our own dependence on it.
menchise on 29/4/2002 at 12:56
Which work is that from?
X on 29/4/2002 at 18:52
The Voltaire quote is from Philosophical Dictionary, his most famous work. I forget the context, will have it for you all soon, hopefully.
menchise on 2/5/2002 at 04:17
Anyone know about Gibran's quote?
