"When it occurs to a man that nature……" — Stephen Crane
"When it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important, and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him, he at first wishes to throw bricks at the temple, and he hates deeply the fact that there are no bricks and no temples."
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Stephen Crane
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41 Quotes by Stephen Crane
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These stupid peasants, who, throughout the world, hold potentates on their thrones, make statesmen illustrious, provide generals with lasting victories,…
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The red sun was pasted in the sky like a wafer.
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Every sin is the result of collaboration.
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It was surprising that Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst of so much devilment.
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Doubtless there are other roads.
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A man with a full stomach and the respect of his fellows had no business to scold about anything that…
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A singular disadvantage of the sea lies in the fact that after successfully surmounting one wave you discover another behind…
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I saw a man pursuing the horizon
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The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting.…
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When it came night, the white waves paced to and fro in the moonlight, and the wind brought the sound…
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