"In art the Greeks were the children of the Egyptians. The day may yet come when we shall do justice to the high powers of that mysterious and imaginative people."

-- Benjamin Disraeli

#Art Quotes #Children Quotes #People Quotes

“A man is likewise form and expression, a written sign thrown unto boundless matter, an undifferentiated word of what is. I've therefore been created in the image of the inscriptions that, as a child, I used to project unto my bits of bone, stone, wood, and iron, probably even in the image of a single one of their words, a single one of their letters.”
“The only difference is that religion is much better organized and has been around much longer, but it's the same story with different characters and different costumes.”
“O sweet September, thy first breezes bring The dry leaf's rustle and the squirrel's laughter, The cool fresh air whence health and vigor spring And promise of exceeding joy hereafter.”

Source : George Arnold (1867). “Poems Grave and Gay”, p.45
“The drugs were the most important thing to me.”
“A person's character is what it is. It's a little like a marriage - only without the option of divorce. You can work on it and try to make it better, but basically you have to take the bitter with the sweet.”

Source : Hendrik Hertzberg (2005). “Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004”, p.49, Penguin
“I get more choices of things, projects, which is a blessing and a curse. I can only do one at a time. Sometimes you don't know which way to go.”
“It's funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.”
“a little oil makes machinery work easy ...”

Source : FANNY FERN (1857). “FRESH LEAVES”, p.151

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