"Old stories often turn out to be true." — Arthur Machen

"Old stories often turn out to be true."

— Arthur Machen

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22 Quotes by Arthur Machen

Arthur Machen has 22 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Very softly, but very swiftly, Last, the man with the grey face and the staring eyes, bolted for his life,…
For, usually and fitly, the presence of an introduction is held to imply that there is something of consequence and…
Here then is the pattern in my carpet, the sense of the eternal mysteries, the eternal beauty hidden beneath the…
If a man dreams that he has committed a sin before which the sun hid his face, it is often…
It is all nonsense, to be sure; and so much the greater nonsense inasmuch as the true interpretation of many…
It appears to me that it [sin] is simply an attempt to penetrate into another and higher sphere in a…
Now, everybody, I suppose, is aware that in recent years the silly business of divination by dreams has ceased to…
The saint endeavors to recover a gift which he has lost; the sinner tries to obtain something which was never…
For, contrary to the common opinion, it is the wealthy who are greedy of wealth; while the populace are to…
Every branch of human knowledge, if traced up to its source and final principles, vanishes into mystery.
It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of the utterly…
In every grain of wheat there lies hidden the soul of a star.

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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