WednesdayJul 02, 2025
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It heartens me to think of Verdi who composed thundering operas in his eighties; Michelangelo who did fine work in his ninetieth year, and Titian, who painted better than ever in his one hundredth.
... Luddites were those frenzied traditionalists of the early 19th century who toured [England] wrecking new weaving machines on the theory that if they were destroyed ... old jobs and old ways of life could be preserved ... At certain times in his life each man is tempted to become a Luddite, for there is always something he would like to go back to. But to be against all changeagainst change in the abstractis folly.
Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.
An age is called Dark, not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.
The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.
No idea is ever dead until those who believe in it say it's dead.
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. You are like a pebble thrown into water; you become wet on the surface, but are never part of the water.
The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.
We are never prepared for what we expect.
Dont put off for tomorrow what you can do today, because if you enjoy it today you can do it again tomorrow.
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