A man’s most open actions
have a secret side to them.
(Joseph Conrad: Under Western Eyes.)
Κατηγορία: Literature
Dr Johnson, «Shame…»
Shame operates most strongly in our earliest years.
(Dr Johnson: Notes upon Shakespeare.)
Kahlil Gibran, «You talk when…»
You talk when you cease to be
at peace with your thoughts.
(Kahlil Gibran: The Prophet.)
Cicero, «Malice…»
Malice is cunning.
(Cicero: De Natura Deorum.)
Publilius Syrus, «Bad natures…»
Bad natures never lack an instructor.
(Publilius Syrus: Sententiae.)
Publilius Syrus, «Cruelty…»
Cruelty isn’t softened by tears,
it feeds on them.
(Publilius Syrus: Sententiae.)
Tacitus, «It is a sin…»
It is a sin peculiar to man
to hate his victim.
(Tacitus: Agricola.)
Montaigne, «Pleasure…»
Pleasure chews and grinds us.
(Montaigne: That we taste nothing pure.)
Thomas Browne, «Afflictions…»
Afflictions induce callosities.
(Thomas Browne: Urn Burial.)
John Gay, «A moment of time…»
A moment of time may make us
unhappy for ever.
(John Gay: The Beggar’s Opera.)