18 ordspråk av William Gilmore Simms
William Gilmore Simms
William Gilmore Simms föddes den April 17th 1806 och dog den 11 June 1870 - US writer
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 Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes |
| Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes |
| He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius. |
| I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor. |
| Lithe and long as the serpent train,
Springing and clinging from tree to tree, Now darting upward, now down again, With a twist and a twirl that are strange to see. |
| Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent |
| Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent |
| Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism. |
| No errors of opinion can possibly be dangerous in a country where opinion is left free to grapple with them |
| Not in sorrow freely is never to open the bosom to the sweets of the sunshine |
| Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent. |
| Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of which is often fatal to the best of talents; it supplies the place of many talents |
| Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of which is often fatal to the best of talents; it supplies the place of many talents |
| Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy. |
| The dread of criticism is the death of genius. |
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