"Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now."

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Source : "Eternal Greece". Book by Rex Warner, 1961.

Pericles

#Age Quotes #Wonder Quotes

“I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself.”
“In our English popular religion the common conception of a future state of bliss is that of ... a kind of perfected middle-class home, with labour ended, the table spread, goodness all around, the lost ones restored, hymnody incessant.”
“Life is full of grief, to exactly the degree we allow ourselves to love other people.”
“I dare say you believe I'm going to die. I bet you don't believe you're going to die. You know it, but you don't believe it. Imaginatively, I think we find it impossible to believe we don't exist.”
“Miracles are everywhere to be found when the priesthood is understood, its power is honored and used properly, and faith is exerted.”
“Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.”
“I never was that boy who loved gangster films, but when I was growing up, I was obsessed with the detective Dick Tracy. It was one of my favourite movies as a kid, and he really inspired me. I would have loved to be part of that golden age of Hollywood in the 1940s. It made me want to become an actor.”
“Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval.”

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