"A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house."

-- Aeschylus

#House Quotes #Guilt Quotes #Demise Quotes

“Lincoln was a modernizer, so to speak. He believed in economic development. As a Whig before the war he favored what we would call infrastructure spending, government appropriation for canals, railroads, river and harbor improvements, and a tariff to protect industry. He believed in this market revolution that was sweeping across Northern society. He himself benefited from it in his own life.”

Source : "Eric Foner on the Perennial Relevance of Abraham Lincoln". Interview with Aaron Leonard, historynewsnetwork.org. October 4, 2010.
“Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.”
“Your biggest dream? - Nora Grey Kiss you. - Patch Cipriano”
“I have done what I could do in life, and if I could not do better, I did not deserve it. In vain I have tried to step beyond what bound me.”
“The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly - indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.”
“We can look at history and see that [political turmoil is] fertile ground for art.”

Source : "There’s Poetry About Beyoncé Now - And It’s Amazing". Interview with Becca Andrews, www.motherjones.com. February 15, 2017.
“Experimentation has been the key factor in the success of Western capitalism”
“There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed. The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.”

You may also like:

Aristophanes
Playwright
Aristotle
Philosopher
Euripides
Writer
Herodotus
Historian
Hesiod
Poet
Homer
Author
Plato
Philosopher
Sophocles
Playwright
Thucydides
Historian