Famous quotes containing the words consoles and/or manufactured:
“A mere trifle consoles us for a mere trifle distresses us.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
“The further our civilization advances upon its present lines so much the cheaper sort of thing does “fame” become, especially of the literary sort. This species of “fame” a waggish acquaintance says can be manufactured to order, and sometimes is so manufactured.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)