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“And thus, in full, there are four classes: the men who feel nothing, and therefore see truly; the men who feel strongly, think weakly, and see untruly (second order of poets); the men who feel strongly, think strongly, and see truly (first order of poets); and the men who, strong as human creatures can be, are yet submitted to influences stronger than they, and see in a sort untruly, because what they see is inconceivably above them. This last is the usual condition of prophetic inspiration.”

Thinking Men Feels Firsts Humans Inspiration Lasts Order Strong Class Four Influence Conditions He Man Poet Creatures Stronger Usual Prophetic

Book:The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings

Source: The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings

“The bicycle... has been responsible for more movement in manners and morals than anything since Charles the Second. Under its influence, wholly or in part, have blossomed weekends, strong nerves, strong legs, strong language... equality of sex, good digestion and professional occupation - in four words, the emanicipation of women.”

Has Beens Language Strong Sex Moral Four Influence Movement Responsible Legs Manners Nerves Occupation Weekend Bicycle Cycling Digestion Good Digestion Strong Legs

Author:John Galsworthy

“My influences have been what I call my four Bs - the primary one being the blues, then Borges, Baraka, and Bearden.”

Has Beens Four Influence Primaries Borges

Author:August Wilson

“Clare Fischer was a major influence on my harmonic concept. He and Bill Evans, and Ravel and Gil Evans, finally. You know, that's where it really came from. Almost all of the harmony that I play can be traced to one of those four people and whoever their influences were.”

People Knows Play Four Influence Majors Concepts Harmony Bills Fischer Ravel

Author:Herbie Hancock

“The schools, the courts, the media - all seem determined to erase Christian influence from public life and confine religion to the four walls of the church or home.”

Home Seems School Christian Church Religious Four Influence Media Wall Court Determined Erase Public Life Four Walls

Author:Bruce L. Shelley

“Hitler used to come to my house once in a while for a cup of coffee, and because I led a normal life, he would leave at about 9 p.m. ... However, Hitler used to spend practically all of his nights, sometimes until four a.m., with Goebbels. ... God knows what evil influence Goebbels had on him during those long visits.”

Knows Long Sometimes Used Night Evil House Four Influence Normal Coffee Cups God Knows Normal Life Coffee Cup Goebbels

Author:Hermann Goring

“Of some forty families I have been able to observe, I know hardly four in which the parents do not act in such a way that nothing would be more desirable for the child than to escape their influence.”

Knows Way Children Has Beens Would Be Able Parent Four Influence Forty Desirable

Book:Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality

Source: Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality

“There are four chief obstacles in grasping truth ... namely, submission to faulty and unworthy authority, influence of custom, popular prejudice, and the concealment of our own ignorance accompanied by an ostentatious display of our knowledge.”

Four Influence Ignorance Authority Prejudice Obstacles Chiefs Customs Display Submission Unworthy Grasping Concealment Ostentatious

Book:Opus Majus, Volumes 1 and 2

Source: Opus Majus, Volumes 1 and 2