Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
Philosophers have done wisely when they have told us to cultivate our reason rather than our feelings, for reason reconciles us to the daily things of existence; our feelings teach us to yearn after the far, the difficult, the unseen.
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We are removing the most important cultural roadblock to accepting the role of God as creator.
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Desire can attain the darkest human terror and give an actual ideal of hell and its horror.
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Sometimes I wonder if there's something wrong with me. Perhaps I've spent too long in the company of my literary romantic heroes, and consequently my ideals and expectations are far too high.
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Be always resolute with the present hour. Every moment is of infinite value.
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Philosophers have done wisely when they have told us to cultivate our reason rather than our feelings, for reason reconciles us to the daily things of existence; our feelings teach us to yearn after the far, the difficult, the unseen.
