Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us but we sip only little by...
If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime it is in...
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are...
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation and lasts only as long as...
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric vast and wild.
Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular...
Our observation of nature must be diligent our reflection profound and our...
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that...
No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence but sets off...
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
Nobody I think ought to read poetry or look at pictures or statues who...
I remember a great America where we made everything. There was a time when...
A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other...
We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things well - to be a great...
A great wind swept over the ghetto carrying away shame invisibility and...
A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a...
Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at and humbled for...