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C. W. Ceram Quotes

Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple.

Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple.

C. W. Ceram
Inspirational, Teaching, Simple
C.W. Ceram (2012). “Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology”, p.262, Vintage

Archaeology, I found, comprehended all manner of excitement and achievement. Adventure is coupled with bookish toil. Romantic excursions go hand in hand with scholarly self-discipline and moderation. Explorations among the ruins of the remote past have carried curious men all over the face of the earth… Yet in truth, no science is more adventurous than archaeology, if adventure is thought of as a mixture of spirit and deed.

C. W. Ceram
Adventure, Past, Men
"Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology".

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