All great art, and today all great artlessness, must appear extreme to the mass of men, as we know them today. It springs from the anguish of great souls. From the souls of men not formed, but deformed in factories whose inspiration is pelf.
Alexander Trocchi
Related The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let gover... J. C. WATTS To live alone is the fate of all great souls. ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men. THOMAS CARLYLE It is wise to learn from the great sacred-souls. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA This art of resting the mind and the power of dismissing from it all care and worry is probably one... CAPTAIN J A HADFIELD This art of resting the mind and the power of dismissing from it all care and worry is probably one ... CAPTAIN J. A. HADFIELD All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine. SOCRATES Careful of weaker souls, for they envy great men and will kill them; so they too will be remembered. ENRIQUE VEGA Before I got here, I thought that the way out of the labyrinth was to pretend that it didn't exist, ... JOHN GREEN Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all. ALEXANDER THE GREAT I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well. {His teacher... ALEXANDER THE GREAT A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient. ALEXANDER THE GREAT How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens. ALEXANDER THE GREAT In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity. ALEXANDER THE GREAT There is nothing impossible to him who will try. ALEXANDER THE GREAT I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well. ALEXANDER THE GREAT O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you! ALEXANDER, THE GREAT If I were not Alexander, then should wish to be Diogenes. ALEXANDER, THE GREAT If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes. ALEXANDER THE GREAT So far as I am concerned, I could not be accused of having set eyes, or having wished to set eyes, u... ALEXANDER THE GREAT I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well. ALEXANDER THE GREAT I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians. ALEXANDER THE GREAT I wish that the Indians believed me a god, for upon the report of an enemy's valor oftentimes de... ALEXANDER THE GREAT I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. ALEXANDER THE GREAT I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and ... ALEXANDER THE GREAT How should a man be capable of grooming his own horse, or of furbishing his own spear and helmet, if... ALEXANDER THE GREAT Who does not desire such a victory by which we shall join places in our Kingdom, so far divided by n... ALEXANDER THE GREAT Oh! Most miserable wretch that I am! Why have I not learnt how to swim? ALEXANDER THE GREAT Soldiers, I had lately like to have been taken from you by the attempt of a few desperate men, but b... ALEXANDER THE GREAT Shall I, that have destroyed my Preservers, return home? ALEXANDER THE GREAT His father is governor of Media, and though he has the greatest command given him of all the rest of... ALEXANDER THE GREAT I do not pilfer victory. ALEXANDER THE GREAT How happy had it been for me had I been slain in the battle. It had been far more noble to have died... ALEXANDER THE GREAT For my own part, I would rather excel in knowledge of the highest secrets of philosophy than in arms... ALEXANDER THE GREAT Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters. ALEXANDER THE GREAT You shall, I question not, find a way to the top if you diligently seek for it; for nature hath plac... ALEXANDER THE GREAT Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all. ALEXANDER THE GREAT Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness ... ALEXANDER THE GREAT If we turn our backs of the Scythians who have provoked us, how shamefully shall we march against th... ALEXANDER THE GREAT My father will anticipate everything. He will leave you and me no chance to do a great and brilliant... ALEXANDER THE GREAT Do you not think it a matter worthy of lamentation that when there is such a vast multitude of them ... ALEXANDER THE GREAT I am dying with the help of too many physicians. ALEXANDER THE GREAT I am not afraid of a pack of lions being led by a sheep, but I am afriad of a pack of sheep led by a... ALEXANDER THE GREAT If it were not my purpose to combine barbarian things with things Hellenic, to traverse and civilize... ALEXANDER THE GREAT Now you fear punishment and beg for your lives, so I will let you free, if not for any other reason ... ALEXANDER THE GREAT Now that the wars are coming to an end, I wish you to prosper in peace. May all mortals from now on ... ALEXANDER THE GREAT Youths of the Pellaians and of the Macedonians and of the Hellenic Amphictiony and of the Lakedaimon... ALEXANDER THE GREAT A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough. [Alexander's tombstone epit... ALEXANDER THE GREAT I am not afraid of any army of lions led by a sheep,I am afraid of any army of sheep led by a lion ALEXANDER THE GREAT I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and ... ALEXANDER THE GREAT In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity. . ALEXANDER THE GREAT I send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge the bitterness of my victory... ALEXANDER THE GREAT When we give someone our time, we actually give a portion of our life that we will never take back. ALEXANDER THE GREAT There are no more worlds to conquer! ALEXANDER THE GREAT Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls. VOLTAIRE Thoroughness characterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains. All great... ELBERT HUBBARD ...You are a little boy. You want the moon to drink from as a golden cup; and so, it is very likely ... JOHN STEINBECK Both the men and women had some great races today. With all the men finishing in the top ten along w... KURT SMITZ Great souls know the strength of their spirit. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA From death springs life and from the graves of great patriots springs a great nation PATRICK HENRY PEARSE For, verily, great love springs from great knowledge of the beloved object, and if you little know i... LEONARDO DA VINCI All souls must undergo transmigration and the souls of men revolve like a stone which is thrown from... JEAN PAUL RICHTER Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls. EDMUND BURKE I will do anything, for my friends. For they are the truest of souls, and only exist; in the ranks o... ENRIQUE VEGA Our leading men are not of much account and never have been, but the average of the people is immens... WALT WHITMAN It is not great men who change the world, but weak men in the hands of a great God. BROTHER YUN The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, ... OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR. A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in. FREDERICK THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA Logicians may reason about abstractions. But the great mass of men must have images. The strong tend... THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY Simplicity is the nature of great souls. HENRY DAVID THOREAU Traditionally the great men of our country have sprung from poor environments; that being so, it wou... GERALD F. LIEBERMAN Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity. JACQUES BĂ©NIGNE BOSSUET Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity. JACQUES BENIGNE BOSSUET Mountains appear more lofty, the nearer they are approached, but great men resemble them not in this... MARGUERITE BLESSINGTON Thus the great wind, the afflatus, gave breath and turbulence to all life; and inspiration clung to ... RICHARD BECKHAM II Men and women whose early youth was shaped in the ordeal of the Great Depression showed the values f... STEVE BUYER The mountains are fountains of men as well as of rivers, of glaciers, of fertile soil. The great poe... JOHN MUIR All great discoveries are made by men whose feelings run ahead of their thinking. CHARLES H. PARKHURST All great discoveries are made by men whose feelings run ahead of their thinking. C. H. PARKHURST All great discoveries are made by men whose feelings run ahead of their thinking. CHARLES HENRY PARKHURST It is not their love for men but the impotence of their love for men which hinders the Christians of... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Great men do not experience small challenges. They face great challenge but that is what makes them ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Always Be Ready For Anything that Comes: Bananas, Chips, College, an Opportunity, so when it does yo... DANIEL OJEDA All men are great for they convey something through their deeds and while most of them do from their... RAMANA PEMMARAJU A rain forest springs from the droppings of animals and grows greater than any cultivated garden; li... AGONA APELL The Bible must be considered as the great source of all the truth by which men are to be guided in g... NOAH WEBSTER There are big men, men of intellect, intellectual men, men of talent and men of action; but the grea... MARGOT ASQUITH There are big men, men of intellect, intellectual men, men of talent and men of action; but the grea... MARGOT ASQUITH I have met so many heartbroken men. It's a catastrophe. Women are easily overcome by the process tha... C. JOYBELL C. You souls of geese,
That bear the shapes of men, how have you run
From slaves that apes would ... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A very serious mental disorder is associated with creativity, a disorder that afflicts only the grea... MICHAEL BASSEY JOHNSON The Son of God became incarnate in the souls of men to instill the feeling of brotherhood. All are b... POPE FRANCIS The greatest want of the world is the want of men - men who will not be bought or sold; men who in t... ELLEN G. WHITE You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I ... CATHERINE THE GREAT It seems to me that man is made to act rather than to know: the principles of things escape our most... FREDERICK THE GREAT A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in. FREDERICK THE GREAT The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the nex... FREDERICK THE GREAT I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself. PETER THE GREAT Our work is to present things that are as they are. FREDERICK THE GREAT Rogues, would you live forever? FREDERICK THE GREAT
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Stretch'd on the rack of a too easy chair,
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Cares not for service, or but serves when prest,
Stays til... ALEXANDER POPE Say first, of God above or man below,
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The sleepy eye, that spoke the melting soul. ALEXANDER POPE He best can paint them who shall feel them most. ALEXANDER POPE Wretches hang that jurymen may dine. ALEXANDER POPE If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a midd... ALEXANDER POPE But if
We have such another victory, we are undone. ALEXANDER POPE The heart resolves this matter in a trice,
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