"When the modern scholar cites from a classic……" — George Steiner

"When the modern scholar cites from a classic text, the quotation seems to burn a hole in his own drab page."

— George Steiner

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Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to… — Francis Bacon
Oscar Wilde: 'Do you mind if I smoke?' Sarah Bernhardt: 'I don't care if you burn.' — Sarah Bernhardt
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus. — Alexander Graham Bell
If you love god, burn a church. — Jello Biafra
I appreciate a slow-burn romance. In most movies, everyone is just tearing their clothes off in the first scene. — Emily Blunt
You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. — Ray Bradbury
Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury. — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
I don't have a mission. I don't have a torch to burn. — Mel Brooks
The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch at the core While cheeks… — Robert Browning
Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but… — William Jennings Bryan
You don't burn out from going too fast. You burn out from going too slow and getting bored. — Cliff Burton
I don't think I really have any wisdom. Stay out of trouble. Good luck. Stay away from women because they… — Jason Aldean

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