"Maeterlinck says that compared with ordinary truths mystic truths have strange privileges they can neither age nor die. Beauty is eternal and ugliness, thank God, is ephemeral. Can there be any question as to which should attract the poet?"

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Source : The New York Times, December 10, 1916.

Florence Earle Coates

#Thank God Quotes #Age Quotes #Ordinary Quotes

“In the capitalist society there is a place and bread for all. Its ability to expand provides sustenance for every worker. Permanent unemployment is not a feature of free capitalism.”
“none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it.”
“I look at everything Iâ€™ve done critically - but I think thatâ€™s the job of an actor. If you ever sit on your laurels or think that youâ€™re good - in a way, I donâ€™t then think youâ€™re pushing yourself.”
“I remember laughing an inordinate amount of time. Setting up scenes that involve ooze coming out basements, or pigs' heads flying through windows is really fun. How could you not laugh?”
“Death can be more exciting than life.”
“I'm a big rock star, I got a beautiful girl, and they still call me a fag. Its' like high school never ends - the jocks are always on top.”
“I have a theory about soul mates -- that God wants to be our sweetheart. And once we fall in love with life and have an intimate relationship with Spirit, that's when we meet our soul mate. It's as if God says, 'You're not meant to be alone on this earth. I just wanted you to love me first.”
“By measuring individual human worth, the novelist reveals the full enormity of the State”

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