"... where the Greeks had modesty, we have cant; where they had poetry, we have cant; where they had patriotism, we have cant; where they had anything that exalts, delights, or adorns humanity, we have nothing but cant, cant, cant."

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Source : 'Crotchet Castle' (1831) ch. 7

Thomas Love Peacock

#Greek Quotes #Humanity Quotes #Insulting Quotes

“The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process.”
“I was joking the other day about how my real life feels like a TV show, and my TV life feels real - because, to be on Thursday nights on NBC, which is what I grew up with, has been such a big part of inspiring me. To be part of that tradition is really completely surreal, and I'm so grateful.”

Source : Interview with John Scott Lewinski, www.askmen.com. September 15, 2011.
“I only drink champagne on two occasions.When I am in love and when I am not”
“Leaders don't correct people to success as much as believe them to it.”
“Fortune seized at the right moment gives victory.”

Source : "Political Affairs" by Earl Browder, (p. 1005), 2001.
“Youth! There is nothing like youth. The middle-aged are mortgaged to Life. The old are in Life's lumber-room. But youth is the Lord of Life. Youth has a kingdom waiting for it. Every one is born a king, and most people die in exile.”
“All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole. They never detract; or, in any case, one must not allow them to do so. Experience adds to experience.”
“I don't know what it is, but I ache for it each day. It's as though I have eyes, but there are colors I cannot see. As though I have ears, but there's a range of notes I cannot hear.”

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