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Bad literature . . . is a form of treason.
Bad literature . . . is a form of treason.
Write on my gravestone: "Infidel, Traitor." --infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses read more
Write on my gravestone: "Infidel, Traitor." --infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people.
Treason is not own'd when 'tis descried;
Successful crimes alone are justified.
Treason is not own'd when 'tis descried;
Successful crimes alone are justified.
Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence.
Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence.
He [Caesar] loved the treason, but hated the traitor.
He [Caesar] loved the treason, but hated the traitor.
A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word
A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word
Idealism is what precedes experience, cynicism is what follows.
Idealism is what precedes experience, cynicism is what follows.
Thou know'st, great son,
The end of war's uncertain, but this certain,
That, if thou conquer Rome, read more
Thou know'st, great son,
The end of war's uncertain, but this certain,
That, if thou conquer Rome, the benefit
Which thou shalt thereby reap is such a name
Whose repetition will be dogged with curses,
Whose chronicle thus writ: 'The man was noble,
But with his last attempt he wiped it out,
Destroyed his country; and his name remains
To th' ensuing age abhorred,' Speak to me son.
Thou hast affected the fine strains of honor,
To imitate the graces of the gods;
To tear with thunder the wide cheeks o' th' air,
And yet to change thy sulphur with a bolt
That should rive an oak.
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
