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Comte de Lautreamont Quote: “Naturally I drew register a little…”

Naturally I drew register a little exaggerated, in order to create something new in the sense of a sublime literature that sings of despair only in order to oppress the reader, and make him desire the good as the remedy.

September 13, 2021 1846, April 4, Comte de Lautreamont, French, Quotes by Poets

James Russell Lowell Quote: “Greatly begin. Though thou have time…”

Greatly begin. Though thou have time, but for a line, be that sublime. Not failure, but low aim is crime.

July 17, 2021 1819, American, February 22, James Russell Lowell, Quotes by Poets

Jean Baudrillard Quote: “Seduction is always more singular and…”

Seduction is always more singular and sublime than sex and it commands the higher price.

June 19, 2021 1929, French, Jean Baudrillard, July 29, Quotes by Sociologists

Socrates Quote: “I decided that it was not…”

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.

March 14, 2021 469 BC, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers, Socrates

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quote: “Lives of great men all remind…”

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.

February 6, 2021 1807, American, February 27, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Quotes by Poets

Napoleon Bonaparte Quote: “There is only one step from…”

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

February 11, 2020 1769, August 15, French, Napoleon Bonaparte, Quotes by Leaders

Alexander Pope Quote: “Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste…”

Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius is only sublime folly.

June 27, 2019 1688, Alexander Pope, English, May 21, Quotes by Poets

Dorothy Day Quote: “Our faith is stronger than death…”

Our faith is stronger than death, our philosophy is firmer than flesh, and the spread of the Kingdom of God upon the earth is more sublime and more compelling.

April 16, 2019 1897, American, Dorothy Day, November 8, Quotes by Activists

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Quote: “The more nobly a man wills…”

The more nobly a man wills and acts, the more avid he becomes for great and sublime aims to pursue. He will no longer be content with family, country, and the remunerative aspect of his work. He will want wider organisations to create, new paths to blaze, causes to uphold, truths to discover, an ideal to cherish and defend.

January 5, 2019 1881, French, May 1, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Quotes by Philosophers
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