“The assailant is often in the right; that the assailed is always.”
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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“We oftener say things because we can say them well, than because they are sound and reasonable.”
Source: Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans
Source: Imaginary Conversations: Dialogues of sovereigns and statesmen. Dialogues of literary men
Source: Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor
Source: Classical (imaginary) Conversations: Greek, Roman, Modern
“I hate false words, and seek with care, difficulty, and moroseness, those that fit the thing.”
Source: The Complete Works of Walter Savage Landor
“True wit, to every man, is that which falls on another.”
Source: Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans
Source: The Last Fruit Off an Old Tree
“Clear writers, like fountains, do not seem so deep as they are; the turbid look the most profound.”