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Walter Savage Landor was an English writer known for his poetry and prose. His works are renowned for their wit, satire, and profound philosophical insights, which have had a lasting impact on literature.

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Famous Walter Savage Landor Quotes

“Be assured that, although men of eminent genius have been guilty of all other vices, none worthy of more than a secondary name has ever been a gamester. Either an excess of avarice or a deficiency of what, in physics, is called excitability, is the cause of it; neither of which can exist in the same bosom with genius, with patriotism, or with virtue.”

Men Has Beens Names Causes Virtue Genius Vices Worthy Physics Guilty Gambling Excess Assured Bosoms Avarice Deficiency

Book:The works of Walter Savage Landor [ed. by J. Forster].

Source: The works of Walter Savage Landor [ed. by J. Forster].

“Was genius ever ungrateful? Mere talents are dry leaves, tossed up and down by gusts of passion, and scattered and swept away; but, Genius lies on the bosom of Memory, and Gratitude at her feet.”

Lying Passion Memories Feet Talent Genius Gratitude Mere Dry Up And Down Bosoms Ungrateful Swept Away Dry Leaves

Book:Imaginary Conversations: Dialogues of literary men. Dialogues of famous women. Miscellaneous dialogues

Source: Imaginary Conversations: Dialogues of literary men. Dialogues of famous women. Miscellaneous dialogues

“A critic is never too severe when he only detects the faults of an author. But he is worse than too severe when, in consequence of this detection, be presumes to place himself on a level with genius.”

Levels Genius Consequence Faults Critics Severe Detection

Book:The works of Walter Savage Landor [ed. by J. Forster].

Source: The works of Walter Savage Landor [ed. by J. Forster].

“Fame often rests at first upon something accidental, and often, too, is swept away, or for a time removed; but neither genius nor glory, is conferred at once, nor do they glimmer and fall, like drops in a grotto, at a shout.”

Firsts Fall Genius Fame Glory Swept Away

Book:Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor

Source: Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor

“Where power is absent we may find the robe of genius, but we miss the throne.”

May Power Missing Genius Thrones Absent Robes

Book:Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans

Source: Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans

“If there were no falsehood in the world, there would be no doubt, if there were no doubt, there would be no inquiry; if no inquiry, no wisdom, no knowledge, no genius; and Fancy herself would lie muffled up in her robe, inactive, pale, and bloated.”

Ifs World Would Be Lying Doubt Genius Fancy No Doubt Falsehood Pale Inquiry Robes

Book:Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen

Source: Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen