Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'The common faults of American language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of terms.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'Battles, unlike bargains, are rarely discussed in society.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'No civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'It is the besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which the masses of men exhibit their tyranny.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse?' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'I agree with no one's opinion. I have some of my own.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'However much you knock at nature's door, she will never answer you in comprehensible words.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'Most people can't understand how others can blow their noses differently than they do.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'Death's an old joke, but each individual encounters it anew.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'There are some moments in life, some feelings; one can only point to them and pass by.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'The word tomorrow was invented for indecisive people and for children.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'We sit in the mud... and reach for the stars.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'Women... can't live with 'em... can't shoot 'em.' Read More Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ilya Yashin: 'I can't predict whether I'll leave here freely or in handcuffs.' Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'The common faults of American language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of terms.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'Battles, unlike bargains, are rarely discussed in society.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'No civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'It is the besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which the masses of men exhibit their tyranny.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 James Fenimore Cooper: 'It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse?' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'I agree with no one's opinion. I have some of my own.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'However much you knock at nature's door, she will never answer you in comprehensible words.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'Most people can't understand how others can blow their noses differently than they do.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'Death's an old joke, but each individual encounters it anew.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'There are some moments in life, some feelings; one can only point to them and pass by.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'The word tomorrow was invented for indecisive people and for children.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'We sit in the mud... and reach for the stars.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ivan Turgenev: 'Women... can't live with 'em... can't shoot 'em.' Read More
Sophocles 12/25/23 Sophocles 12/25/23 Ilya Yashin: 'I can't predict whether I'll leave here freely or in handcuffs.' Read More