Obscurely Quotes

19 quotes by 16 authors

When a man is proud because he can understand and explain the writings of Chrysippus, say to yourself, 'if Chrysippus had not written obscurely, this… — Epictetus
Content thyself to be obscurely good. — Joseph Addison
Modern liberalism, for most liberals is not a consciously understood set of rational beliefs, but a bundle of unexamined prejudices and conjoined sentiments. The basic… — James Burnham
The poet wants to â€˜sayâ€™ something. Why, then, doesnâ€™t he say it directly and fortrightly? Why is he willing to say it only through his… — Cleanth Brooks
Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, the post of honoris a private station. — Joseph Addison
As for types like my own, obscurely motivated by the conviction that our existence was worthless if we didn't make a turning point of it,… — Saul Bellow
The devil lives in a double-shot", Roman explains himself obscurely. "I got a great worm inside. Gnaws and gnaws. Every day I drown him and… — Nelson Algren
People who write obscurely are either unskilled in writing or up to mischief. — Marshall McLuhan
He who has lived obscurely and quietly has lived well. — Ovid
His own faith, however, was not lacking in virtues since it consisted in acknowledging obscurely that he would be granted much without ever deserving anything. — Albert Camus
Her cheeks were flushed. She caught hold of the Savage's arm and pressed it, limp, against her side. He looked down at her for a… — Aldous Huxley
The intense horror of nightmare came over me: I tried to draw back my arm, but the hand clung to it, and a most melancholy… — Emily Bronte
Character forms a life regardless of how obscurely that life is lived and how little light falls on it from the stars. — James Hillman
The real political task in a society such as ours is to criticize the workings of institutions that appear to be both neutral and independent,… — Michel Foucault
But many intelligent people have a sort of bug: they think intelligence is an end in itself. They have one idea in mind: to be… — Muriel Barbery
For conclusion, I say the philosopher teacheth, but he teacheth obscurely, so as the learned only can understand him; that is to say, he teacheth… — Philip Sidney
Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators. — Albert Camus
For it is just this question of pain that parts us. So long as visible or audible pain turns you sick; so long as your… — H.G. Wells

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