| I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet. -- Lord Chesterfield |
| Author:
Chesterfield, LordEra:
1694 |
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| The essence of a self-reliant and autonomous culture is an unshakable egoism. -- H. L. Mencken |
| Author:
Mencken, H. L.Era:
1880 |
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| To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us. -- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe |
| Author:
Goethe, Johann VonEra:
1749 |
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| culture is properly described as the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection. -- Matthew Arnold |
| Author:
Arnold, MatthewEra:
1822 |
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| The more refined one is, the more unhappy. -- Anton Chekhov |
| Author:
Chekhov, AntonEra:
1860 |
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