“I do not admire a virtue like valour when it is pushed to excess, if I do not see at the same time the excess of the opposite virtue, as one does in Epaminondas, who displayed extreme valour and extreme benevolence. For otherwise it is not an ascent, but a fall. We do not display our greatness by placing ourselves at one extremity, but rather by being at both at the same time, and filling up the whole of the space between them.” IfsDoeWholeFallSpaceVirtueGreatnessOppositesExtremesAdmireExcessDisplayFillingBenevolenceSpace BetweenAscentExtremityValourFilling Up Author:Blaise Pascal
“There are a lot of parallels between the historical Henry VIII and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion throughout his repertoire that lends itself beautifully to the nature of Henry VIII, definitely. He will push things to the limit, and yet remain in emotional control.” EmotionEmotionalLimitsHistoricalParallelsExtremityHenry ViiiHenry VOscillationEmotional Control Author:Natalie Dormer