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Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
by Oscar Wilde Found in Ideas Quotes, Individuality Quotes, Passion Quotes, Imitation Quotes, Quotes Quotes,
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
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He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.
He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.
But, children, you should never let
Such angry passions rise;
Your little hands were never made
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But, children, you should never let
Such angry passions rise;
Your little hands were never made
To tear each other's eyes.
- Isaac Watts,
To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship
To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship
Give me that man
That is not passion's slave, and I will wear him
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Give me that man
That is not passion's slave, and I will wear him
In my heart's core, ay, in my heart of heart,
As I do thee.
We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is read more
We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.
The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
I draw from the Absurd three consequences: my revolt, my liberty, my passion.
I draw from the Absurd three consequences: my revolt, my liberty, my passion.
Ideas are refined and multiplied in the commerce of minds. In their splendor, images effect a very simple communion of read more
Ideas are refined and multiplied in the commerce of minds. In their splendor, images effect a very simple communion of souls.rn