"I stood checked for a moment - awe,……" — Thomas de Quincey
"I stood checked for a moment - awe, not fear, fell upon me - and whist I stood, a solemn wind began to blow, the most mournful that ever ear heard. Mournful! That is saying nothing. It was a wind that had swept the fields of mortality for a hundred centuries."
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Thomas de Quincey
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44 Quotes by Thomas de Quincey
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Allow me to offer my congratulations on the truly admirable skill you have shown in keeping clear of the mark.…
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It is most absurdly said, in popular language, of any man, that he is disguised in liquor; for, on the…
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The peace of nature and of the innocent creatures of god seems to be secure and deep, only so long…
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Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities will always be the favorite beverage of…
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Flowers that are so pathetic in their beauty, frail as the clouds, and in their coloring as gorgeous as the…
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Mathematics has not a foot to stand upon which is not purely metaphysical.
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Thou hast the keys of Paradise, oh, just, subtle, and mighty opium!
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Rightly it is said of utter, utter misery, that it 'cannot be remembered'; itself, being a rememberable thing, is swallowed…
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All is finite in the present; and even that finite is infinite in it velocity of flight towards death. But…
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Flowers that are so pathetic in their beauty, frail as the clouds, and in their coloring as gorgeous as the…
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Nobody will laugh long who deals much with opium: its pleasures even are of a grave and solemn complexion.
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Call for the grandest of all earthly spectacles, what is that? It is the sun going to his rest.
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My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find…
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A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself.
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There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they…
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A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
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But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the Old Testament, it was more one…
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No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye.
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I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do…
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Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees takes off his shoes.
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I was always longing to do, emotionally and physically, what my male counterparts always got to do. I just felt…
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I've always said that the experience of meeting an artist that you are in awe of and that you hope…
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I loved 'Fantasia' as a kid because it filled me with wonder, enchantment and awe. It was my first real…
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