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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

“We fancy that our afflictions are sent us directly from above; sometimes we think it in piety and contrition, but oftener in moroseness and discontent.”

Thinking Sometimes Sorrow Fancy Affliction Discontent Piety Contrition

Author:Walter Savage Landor

“My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.”

Thinking I Can Ideas Together Company My Thoughts Togetherness Select

Book:Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans

Source: Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans

“There is no more certain sign of a narrow mind, of stupidity, and of arrogance, than to stand aloof from those who think differently from us.”

Thinking Mind Certain Justice Diversity Social Justice Stupidity Arrogance Aloof Narrow Minds

Book:Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans

Source: Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans

“Even the weakest disputant is made so conceited by what he calls religion, as to think himself wiser than the wisest who thinks differently from him.”

Thinking Made Religion Atheism Wiser Conceit Wisest Conceited

Book:The Works of Walter Savage Landor

Source: The Works of Walter Savage Landor

“I sometimes think that the most plaintive ditty has brought a fuller joy and of longer duration to its composer that the conquest of Persia to the Macedonian.”

Thinking Sometimes Joy Composer Conquest Duration Persia

Author:Walter Savage Landor

“The deafest man can hear praise, and is slow to think any an excess.”

Thinking Men Praise Excess

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

“It has been my fortune to love in general those men most who have thought most differently from me, on subjects wherein others pardon no discordance. I think I have no more right to be angry with a man, whose reason has followed up a process different from what mine has, and is satisfied with the result, than with one who has gone to Venice while I am at Siena, and who writes to me that he likes the place.”

Thinking Men Writing Has Beens Different Reason Process Results Gone Subjects Mines Angry Fortune Tolerance Likes Satisfied Pardon Venice

Book:Imaginary Conversations: Dialogues of sovereigns and statesmen. Dialogues of literary men

Source: Imaginary Conversations: Dialogues of sovereigns and statesmen. Dialogues of literary men