"A man of maxims only is like a……" — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"A man of maxims only is like a Cyclops with one eye, and that in the back of his head."
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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325 Quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge has 325 quotes on this site.
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And in today already walks tomorrow.
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I do not call the sod under my feet my country; but language-religion-government-blood-identity in these makes men of one country.
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The necessity for external government to man is in an inverse ratio to the vigor of his self-government. Where the…
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The one red leaf, the last of its clan, That dances as often as dance it can, Hanging so light,…
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Why is it that so many of us persist in thinking that autumn is a sad season? Nature has merely…
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Force yourself to reflect on what you read, paragraph by paragraph.
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And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks, silent as the shadows.
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Ignorance seldom vaults into knowledge...
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All nature seems at work.
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And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility.
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Our quaint metaphysical opinions, in an hour of anguish, are like playthings by the bedside of a child deathly sick.
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Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends.
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More Cyclops Quotes
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one of 20 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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In a man devoted to knowledge, pity seems almost ridiculous, like delicate hands on a cyclops.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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It's all right if you don't mind looking at the world from the point of view of a paralyzed Cyclops—for…
— David Hockney
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We love Cyclops and as you know, we love James. It's a great team and we'll continue the team, obviously.
— Avi Arad
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I love a straightforward character. I am the guy who loves Cyclops on the 'X-Men', because he is square.
— Joss Whedon
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Percy!” he bellowed. He dropped his broom and ran at me. If you’ve never been charged by an enthusiastic Cyclops…
— Rick Riordan
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The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled ... with delight, because he was standing right next…
— Rick Riordan
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You're bruised, as ugly as one of your Cyclops, and I can barely stand to look at you." - Duncan…
— Julie Garwood
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Percy, we're going to Polyphemus' island! Polyphemus is an S-i-k...a C-y-k..." She stamped her foot in frustration. As smart as…
— Rick Riordan
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Okay," Annabeth said. "What exactly do you smell?" "Something bad," Tyson answered. "Great," Annabeth grumbled. "That clears it up.
— Rick Riordan
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Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tyson pounding the Earthborn into the ground like a game of…
— Rick Riordan
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I wouldn't have cared if my girlfriend was a Jaguar-driving Cyclops with a beard - I'd have been grateful just…
— John Green
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[Tyson] looked him over with that massive baby-brown eye. “You are not dead. I like it when you are not…
— Rick Riordan
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