Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Did I, my lines intend for public view,How many censures, would their faults pursue,Some would, because such words they do affect,Cry they're insipid, empty, uncorrect.And many, have attained, dull and untaught,The name of wit, only by finding fault.True judges, might condemn their want of wit,And all might say, they're by a woman writ.
-- Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea

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They err, who say that husbands can't be lovers.
-- Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea

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Thirst of wealth no quiet knows, But near the death-bed fierce grows.
-- Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea

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In general, Hitler embodied the view of any popular newspaper.
My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.
I loved her. I loved her with a something so fierce I couldn't even name it.
Love taught me to die with dignity that I might come forth anew in splendor. Born once of flesh, then again of fire, I was reborn a third time to the sound of my name humming haikus in heavenâ€™s mouth.
When faith is completely replaced by creed, worship by discipline, love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendors of the past; when faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
So with truth - there is a certain moment when one can say, this is the truth and here I put a dot, a stop, and I go to another thing. A judge has to put an end to a deliberation. But for a historian, theres never an end to the past. It can go on and on and on.
Because it is a national landmark, there is only one way to judge the Kennedy Center - against the established standard of progressive and innovative excellence in architectural design that this country is known and admired for internationally. Unfortunately, the Kennedy Center not only does not achieve this standard of innovative excellence; it also did not seek it. The architect opted for something ambiguously called 'timelessness' and produced meaninglessness. It is to the Washington manner born. Too bad, since there is so much of it.
Well, I guess most people would only know me from The O.C. I did a few episodes of Gilmore Girls before that. I was also a client on a lot of lawyer shows.
Save me from the error of judging a church by its size, popularity or the amount of its yearly offerings.

Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea famous quotes

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