"If Painting be Poetry's sister, she can only……" — Augustus William Hare
"If Painting be Poetry's sister, she can only be a sister Anne, who will see nothing but a flock of sheep, while the other bodies forth a troop of dragoons with drawn sabres and white-plumed helmets."
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67 Quotes by Augustus William Hare
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The cross was two pieces of dead wood; and a helpless, unresisting Man was nailed to it; yet it was…
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Life is the hyphen between matter and spirit.
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The feeling is often the deeper truth, the opinion the more superficial one.
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I was surprised just now at seeing a cobweb around a knocker; for it was not on the door of…
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The praises of others may be of use in teaching us, not what we are, but what we ought to…
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In science its main worth is temporary, as a stepping-stone to something beyond. Even [Newton's] Principia ... is truly but…
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Seeking is not always the way to find.
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In the moment of our creation we receive the stamp of our individuality; and much of life is spent in…
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Who is fit to govern others? He who governs himself. You might as well have said: nobody.
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I bid you conquer in your warfare against your four great enemies, the world, the devil, the flesh, and above…
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We like slipping, but not falling; our real anxiety is to be tempted enough.
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If you wish a general to be beaten, send him a ream full of instructions; if you wish him to…
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In her memoir, Anne Robinson recounts the wake-up call which motivated her to stop drinking. Leaving her eight-year-old daughter alone…
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Going to Europe, someone had written, was about as final as going to heaven. A mystical passage to another life,…
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Ladies: Anne Hathaway is a feminist and she has amazing teeth. Let's save our bad attitudes for the ones who…
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Snow in April is abominable," said Anne. "Like a slap in the face when you expect a kiss.
— Lucy Maud Montgomery
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People who read Anne Lamott, like people who read Anne Rice, believe that tragedy is romantic, but the people who…
— Kevin Brockmeier
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Anne Barton is a delightful new voice in historical romance! Once She Was Tempted is a charming read, with characters…
— Tessa Dare
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I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and ask, Shouldn't get face work?…
— Laura Dern
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I had been very close to Anne Bancroft when we worked together in The Miracle Worker
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I think the thing about Anne Boleyn is there is an exotic quality to her. This is a woman who…
— Natalie Dormer
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No matter where I go or how I change, I'll always be your Anne. Anne of Green Gables.
— Anne Shirley
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I think it is not only important that people go to the Anne Frank House to see the secret annex,…
— Otto Frank
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The emotional elevation of the film is due in no small measure to the extraordinarily engaging performances of Anne Bancroft…
— Andrew Sarris
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