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Quote by Remy de Gourmont

“To be a member of such a crowd ... is not much to be far removed from solitude; the freedom of everyone is assured by the freedom to which everyone else lays claim.”

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Remy de Gourmont

Remy de Gourmont was a French poet known for his unique symbolism style and literary criticism. His works often explore themes of love, death, and beauty, deeply influenced by the Symbolist movement. more

“With over a millennia of heritage behind them, each with their own glimpse of empire and some pinnacle of human expression (a Sistine Chapel or Götterdämmerung), now they were satisfied to express their individuality through which Rogers they preferred at the Saturday matinee: Ginger or Roy or Buck. America may be the land of opportunity, but in New York it's the shot at conformity that pulls them through the door.”

New York Individuality Immigrants Conformity

Book:Rules of Civility

Source: Rules of Civility

“You are not who you think you are.”

Mystery Identity Individuality

Author:Silvia Hartmann

“For if we think of this existence of the individual as a larger or smaller room, it becomes clear that most people get to know only one corner of their room, a window seat, a strip of floor which they pace up and down.”

Life Existence Individuality

Book:Letters to a Young Poet

Source: Letters to a Young Poet

“It is a theory of mine," I said, warming to my theme, "that we owe most of our great inventions and most of the achievements of genius to idleness―either enforced or voluntary. The human mind prefers to be spoon-fed with the thoughts of others, but deprived of such nourishment it will, reluctantly, begin to think for itself―and such thinking, remember, is original thinking and may have valuable results.”