Book detail: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
This book delves into the nature of thought, offering insights into various philosophical concepts and ideas.
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“The cure for tender sensibilities is to make more of our objects and less of our selves.”
“A peculiar work in any art must not be too hastily judged. New styles have to create new tastes.”
“It is easier to die bravely than to live so.”
“Love makes a few weeks so rich that all the rest of our lives seems poor in comparison.”
“Satire is an abuse of wit. It corrects few evils.”
“Better freedom with a crust, than slavery with every luxury.”
“Wit is better as a seasoning than as a whole dish by itself.”
“Words, like cannon balls, should go direct to their mark.”
“To be without sympathy is to be alone in the world--without friends or country, home or kindred.”
“Sorrow is never more sorrowful than when it jests at its own misery.”
“The great obstacle to progress is prejudice”
“The best evidence of merit is a cordial recognition of it whenever and wherever it may be found.”
“The worth of a book is a matter of expressed juices.”
“The next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to be able to quote another's wit.”
“Next to faith in God, is faith in labor.”
“Successful love takes a load off our hearts, and puts it upon our shoulders.”