Hippolyte Taine Quotes

To have a true idea of man or of life, one must have stood himself on the brink of suicide, or on the door-sill of insanity, at least once.

Hippolyte Taine

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• The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.

  

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• I've always been a history lover. I've spent a lot of recreational time walking around historical castles and estates, in Britain and Europe, and so I know what the real thing looks like.

  

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• Nothing exists except through language.

  

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• I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.

  

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• Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast redeemed. I repent me of my sins: I will strive to amend my ways.

  

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• With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.

  

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• In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.

  

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• There's something unnatural about losing a sibling when they're young.

  

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  • Young
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• Even as a kid, I was a businessman. I figured out that if you plucked all the berries off my neighbor's tree and smashed them up, they made a Nickelodeon Gak-type consistency. I sold them to all the neighborhood kids and made stacks of quarters. Of course, the berries were poisonous, and I got in all types of trouble.

  

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• I'm a private intellectual, not a public one.

  

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• The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.

  

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• I don't really approach a character as to whether or not it's good or bad. I just approach a character as to where it lives in me.

  

  Zachary Quinto
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• Find joy and solace in the simple, and cultivate your utopia by feeling the Tao in every cubic inch of space.

  

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• I call on the people of Tripoli to restrain themselves and not get drawn into conflict with anyone.

  

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• Using cold facts and figures, leaders throughout the West must become more transparent with their citizens in explaining their decisions and their choices in global markets.

  

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• People think that if they read something in the newspaper or see it on TV, it has to be true.

  

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• I know everyone claims that their cast is 'really close,' but I think the bond we share in 'Newsies' is unique. In the show, these boys risk everything in the name of brotherhood, and I feel that same way about the guys in my cast.

  

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• There is in us all that line that prevents us from fully understanding those who are different.

  

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• Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year.

  

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• You don't run from the bad things in life; learn from them, because your worst is what will lead you to your best.

  

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• It was a confusing time in my life, a really bad day at the office.

  

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• To have a true idea of man or of life, one must have stood himself on the brink of suicide, or on the door-sill of insanity, at least once.

  

  Hippolyte Taine
  • Life
  • Suicide
  • Insanity