"Beauty is a fading flower,Truth is but a wizard's tower,Where a solemn death-bell tolls,And a forest round it rolls."

--

Source : Alfred Noyes (2008). “The Flower of Old Japan”, p.60, Wildside Press LLC

Alfred Noyes

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“If a claim is worth making, make it in the most specific way”

Source : "Scientific Advertising".
“Love is the poetry of our feelings. But there are some horrible poems.”
“Only half a page left now. Shall I fill it with 'I love you, I love you'-- like father's page of cats on the mat? No. Even a broken heart doesn't warrant a waste of good paper.”
“Hold fast, therefore, O circular philosopher, to thy centre, and drive the globe along its orbit by the momentum of thy thought.”
“Man has made use of his intelligence; he invented stupidity.”
“Imagination takes humility, love and great courage.”
“My advice to actresses is don't worry about your looks. The very thing that makes you unhappy in your appearance may be the one thing to make you a star.”
“Presidents have to learn how to adapt. Every president comes into the job, it's different than they expect, they must adapt.”

Source : Source: www.politico.com

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