Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift of speech

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If noble death be virtue's chiefest part, We above all men are by Fortune blest,...

If noble death be virtue's chiefest part, We above all men are by Fortune blest,...

Nothing is lasting but change; nothing perpetual but death

Nothing is lasting but change; nothing perpetual but death

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

A dying people tolerates the present, rejects the future, and finds its satisfactions in past...

A dying people tolerates the present, rejects the future, and finds its satisfactions in past...

I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some bline, random disaster,...

I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some bline, random disaster,...

Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also...

Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also...

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send...

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send...

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

Birth is the beginning of death

Birth is the beginning of death

Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a...

Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a...

The years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast...

The years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast...

There's nothing more solemn than truth. There's no greater grievance to a tomb than hypocrisy,...

There's nothing more solemn than truth. There's no greater grievance to a tomb than hypocrisy,...

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage...

Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage...

I win or I die.

I win or I die.

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a...

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a...

Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.

Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.

The only real equality is in the cemetery

The only real equality is in the cemetery

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how...

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how...

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to...

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to...

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.

Europe is merely powerful; India is beautiful.

Europe is merely powerful; India is beautiful.

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihoodthe virtues that made...

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihoodthe virtues that made...