The real terror of beholding sharks feeding is that that may be all there is to life. A razor-toothed paragon of the will to life. A frenzied churning of flesh into flesh of another kind.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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He who has a task to perform must know how to take sides, or he...

He who has a task to perform must know how to take sides, or he...

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to...

I'll take a breath, take you by my side Under the sunlight, Welcome to this...

I'll take a breath, take you by my side Under the sunlight, Welcome to this...

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine...

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own...

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own...

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a...

The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a...

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...