"The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances."

-- Aristotle

#Writing Quotes #Eye Quotes #Genius Quotes

“He was a foe without hate; a friend without treachery; a soldier without cruelty; a victor without oppression, and a victim without murmuring. He was a public officer without vices; a private citizen without wrong; a neighbor without reproach; a Christian without hypocrisy, and a man without guile. He was a Caesar, without his ambition; Frederick, without his tyranny; Napoleon, without his selfishness, and Washington, without his reward.”

Source : Benjamin Harvey Hill (1891). “Senator Benjamin H. Hill of Georgia: His Life, Speeches and Writings”
“There are, of course, all sorts of other unpleasant regimes outside the walls as well - the military dictators of Latin America and the apartheid regime of South Africa.”
“As an emerging photojournalist in the early 70s, my focus was on trying to create stories for magazines to the exclusion of almost everything else. I wish someone had told me then that the most personally important pictures youâ€™ll ever make are those about you and your life. Â Iâ€™m glad I had the chance to work for some great magazines, but I really miss those little everyday images, the ones that take place in and around your own life, which will never make the news. Â Donâ€™t sell yourself short: photograph your own life, not just everyone elseâ€™s.”
“In Congress, while the House's proposed defense budget calls for significant increases, it also cuts 11 billion dollars from veterans spending - including healthcare and disability pay. Be clear: we can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense.”
“Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour.”
“Coroners' inquests by learned societies can't make Shakespeare a dead man.”

Source : Dame Ellen Terry (1908). “The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections”
“Perish each thought of human pride, let God alone be magnified.”

Source : Philip Doddridge, John Doddridge HUMPHREYS (1839). “Scriptural Hymns ... New and corrected edition, containing many hymns never before printed. Edited ... by ... J. D. Humphreys, etc”, p.36
“I really don't limit myself in any way. I just search for great flavors and marriages wherever they come from.”

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