Surely in much talk there cannot choose but be much vanity. Loquacity is the fistula of the mind,--ever-running and almost incurable, let… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
“I had not fooled myself with false hope. I was a goddess, and he a mortal, and both of us were imprisoned.… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
Compared with men, it is probable that brutes neither attend to abstract characters, nor have associations by similarity. Their thoughts probably pass… — William James Copy Share Image
“If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic… — Shel Silverstein Copy Share Image
“Love of liberty, the refusal to accept your soul's enslavement, not even in exchange for paradise; stalwart games over and above love… — N. Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
The last western society to worship female powers was Minoan Crete. And significantly, that fell and did not rise again. — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
“Biffi said it was more American on an air force base in Crete than it was in Times Square.” — Cathleen Schine Copy Share Image