Alexander Herzen/british Exile 1852

Famous quotes containing the words herzen, british and/or exile:

    “You can no more bridle passions with logic than you can justify them in the law courts. Passions are facts and not dogmas.”
    —Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)

    “Why is it we never get our bad medicine in small doses?”
    —Edmund H. North, British screenwriter, and Lewis Gilbert. First Sea Lord (Laurence Naismith)

    “Public employment contributes neither to advantage nor happiness. It is but honorable exile from one’s family and affairs.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)