All sympathy not consistent with acknowledged virtue is but disguised selfishness

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Topics: Selfishness Quotes

A man's as old as he's feeling. A woman as old as she looks.

A man's as old as he's feeling. A woman as old as she looks.

Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason or...

Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason or...

Until you understand a writer's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding.

Until you understand a writer's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding.

Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.

Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.

Good and bad men are less than they seem.

Good and bad men are less than they seem.

I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry;...

I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry;...

Our own heart, and not other men's opinions form our true honor.

Our own heart, and not other men's opinions form our true honor.

Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward; it has given me the...

Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward; it has given me the...

Common-sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Common-sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace;...

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace;...

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of...

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of...

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace;...

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace;...

Poetry: the best words in the best order

Poetry: the best words in the best order

Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception.

Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception.

Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and...

Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and...

He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer of hope.

He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer of hope.

People of humor are always in some degree people of genius.

People of humor are always in some degree people of genius.

A boy is naturally full of humor.

A boy is naturally full of humor.

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls...

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls...

It's very hard to write humor.

It's very hard to write humor.