"In sheer genius Pascal ranks among the very greatest writers who have lived upon this earth. And his genius was not simply artistic; it displayed itself no less in his character and in the quality of his thought."

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Source : Lytton Strachey (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Lytton Strachey (Illustrated)”, p.44, Delphi Classics

Lytton Strachey

#Character Quotes #Quality Quotes #Genius Quotes

“The reason husbands and wives do not understand each other is because they belong to different sexes.”
“A good writer does not receive anywhere near the number of poison-pen letters that is commonly assumed. Among a hundred jackassesthere are not ten who will admit to being jackasses, and at most one who will put it in writing.”
“Women are not the weak, frail little flowers that they are advertised. There has never been anything invented yet, including war, that a man would enter into, that a woman wouldn't, too.”
“It's frightening to wake up one morning and discover that while you were asleep you went out of style.”
“Religious people ... hold a kind and merciful view of life, the faith of the broken, the hounded, the hopeless. Yet too often, they will not extend that spirit to our fellow creatures.”
“Some men, like a wet dog, sprinkle a shower of advice over you when you are least prepared for a bath.”
“I'm working hard to see whether there can be basketball next year.”
“The first day of training in Big Bear, it felt like somebody put a plastic bag over my head. After eight weeks up there, I feel very strong.”

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