The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led.

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

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There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute which goes directly...

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute which goes directly...

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to...

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to...

We loved with a love that was more than love.

We loved with a love that was more than love.

It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly...

It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe....

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe....

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm

I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence

I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence

That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be,...

That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be,...

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who...

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who...

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall...

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall...

In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is...

In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is...

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

Passion is the genesis of genius

Passion is the genesis of genius

Passion is a positive obsession. Obsession is a negative passion.

Passion is a positive obsession. Obsession is a negative passion.

If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I...

If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I...