"Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit."

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Source : "Athenaeum" magazine, #366, 1798.

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

#Genius Quotes #Spirit Quotes #Reason Quotes

“To make the sign of the cross is to pronounce a visible and public yes to him who died for us and who is risen, to the God who in the humility and weakness of his love is omnipotent, stronger than all the power and intelligence of the world.”
“The spirit of a man is constructed out of his choices.”
“So why you pushin' it? Why you lyin' for? I know where you live, I know your folks, you was a sucka as a kid. Your persona's drama that you acquired in high school in actin' class, Your whole aura is plexiglass. What's-her-face told me you shot this kid last week in the park; That's a lie, you was in church with your moms.”
“Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.”

Source : Daphne Du Maurier (2012). “Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 4: Rebecca; My Cousin Rachel”, p.11, Hachette UK
“Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home.”
“I doubt anyone in Hollywood has had more 'dates' than me.”
“But in Afghanistan, the general rule was that since you were fighting the Taliban, which was not a lawful government force, the Geneva Conventions did not apply. And that led to a lot of excesses in Afghanistan, excesses like Abu Ghraib that were already well-publicized.”
“Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.”

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