"There is just now a great clamor and demand for "culture;" but it is not so much culture that is needed as discipline."

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Source : William Greenough Thayer Shedd (1878). “Literary Essays”

William Greenough Thayer Shedd

#Discipline Quotes #Demand Quotes #Culture Quotes

“If you have sacrificed my nation to preserve the peace of the world, I will be the first to applaud you. But if not, gentlemen, God help your souls.”
“I am proud of my country. But we need to unite to make a unified India, free of communalism and casteism. We need to build India into a land of equal opportunity for all. We can be a truly great nation if we set our sights high and deliver to the people the fruits of continued growth, prosperity and equal opportunity.”
“Most people think they know what they are good at. They are usually wrong... And yet, a person can perform only from strength.”
“To have read the greatest works of any great poet, to have beheld or heard the greatest works of any great painter or musician, is a possession added to the best things of life.”
“Namaste. It was a Nepalese greeting. It meant: The light within me bows to the light within you.”
“My style is about making things last forever. When you're on a budget, it can be daunting to spend $300 on a pair of boots or a coat. But such basics are the building blocks from which your look is crafted.”
“I listen mostly to classical music.”
“We're traditional and don't do cutting-edge styles, but after 17 years we're holding our own.”

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