St. Thomas Aquinas
Sheer intellectual greatness is never so attractive, never appeals so much to the imagination and to the emotions as greatness of a more practical kind. That is why Napoleon, Caesar, and Joan of Arc will…
Tag: Influence
Today’s One-Liner (#67)
Be influenced by as many great artists as you can, but have the decency either to acknowledge the debt outright, or to try to conceal it. –Ezra Pound, Make It New
This Is the Truth
Dear _______________ When you are having a tough time living in ____________– Bluesy weary wondering “What the fuck was I thinking?” Accusing yourself of selling out– Take a minute or five And think of all…
Ripples of Influence
All living beings are members one of another so that a person’s every act has a beneficial or harmful influence on the whole world. We cannot see this, near-sighted as we are. The influence of…