"No man will ever unfold the capacities of his own intellect who does not at least checker his life with solitude."

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Source : Thomas De Quincey (1871). “The Works of Thomas De Quincey: Suspira de profundis. General index”, p.3

Thomas de Quincey

#Men Quotes #Solitude Quotes #Doe Quotes

“Are we defending life when we just pick and choose lives acceptable to lose and which ones to defend?”

Source : Song: Love Is Not Against The Law, Album: Mockingbird, 2005
“If you travel to the continent you never have any problems overtaking, this is the only country I know where the outside lane is congested and the two inner lanes are empty. It drives me crazy. I'm ashamed that is so typically British.”
“When over long periods of human history I scrutinized the activity of the Jewish people, suddenly there arose up in me the fearful question whether inscrutable Destiny, perhaps for reasons unknown to us poor mortals, did not, with eternal and immutable resolve, desire the final victory of this little nation.”
“Spring is the time of plans and projects.”
“It is impossible not to love someone who makes toast for you....Once the warm, salty butter has hit your tongue, you are smitten. Putty in their hands.”
“I'll tell you what. I've been in combat. I've seen it, I've been close to it... and if my unit is danger, and I've got a captured guy, and the guy knows where the enemy is, and I'm looking him in the eye, the guy better tell me. That's all I'm gonna tell you. The guy better tell me. If it's life or death, he's going first.”
“They absorb carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and give out oxygen. What could be more desirable? And they look good in the bargain. Stop chopping down the rain forests and plant more saplings, and we're on our way.”
“Trying to keep up with current slang sucks.”

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