“Belief in a future life is the appetite of reason.”
Quote by Walter Savage Landor
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Walter Savage Landor
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. more
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Source: Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans
Source: The Works of Walter Savage Landor
“He who first praises a book becomingly is next in merit to the author.”
Source: Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen
Source: Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor
“Those who speak against the great do not usually speak from morality, but from envy.”
Source: Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans
“A true philosopher is beyond the reach of fortune.”
Source: Delphi Collected Poetical Works of Walter Savage Landor (Illustrated)
“Great men too often have greater faults than little men can find room for.”
Source: Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans
“Hope is the mother of faith.”
Source: Barrow and Newton. Peleus and Thetis. The King of Ava and Rao-Gong-Fao. Photo Zavellas and his sister Kaido. Epicurus, Leontion, and Ternissa. The Empress Catharine and Princess Dashkoff. William Penn and Lord Peterborough. Miguel and mother. Metellus and Marius. Nicolas and Michel. Leofric and Godiva. Izaac Walton, Cotton, and William Oldways
“Next in criminality to him who violates the laws of his country, is he who violates the language.”
Source: The Last Fruit Off an Old Tree
“The heart that once has been bathed in love's pure fountain retains the pulse of youth forever.”
Source: Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor