“States, like men, have their growth, their manhood, their decrepitude, their decay.”
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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“Absurdities are great or small in proportion to custom or insuetude.”
Source: Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen
Source: Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans
Source: The works of Walter Savage Landor [ed. by J. Forster].
“It is as wise to moderate our belief as our desires.”
Source: Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans
“Cruelty is the highest pleasure to the cruel man; it is his love.”
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
Source: Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen
Source: Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor