Famous quotes containing the words variable, universal and/or life:
“There is not so variable a thing in nature as a ladys head-dress.”
—Joseph Addison (16721719)
“The philosopher is like a man fasting in the midst of universal intoxication. He alone perceives the illusion of which all creatures are the willing playthings; he is less duped than his neighbor by his own nature. He judges more sanely, he sees things as they are. It is in this that his liberty consistsin the ability to see clearly and soberly, in the power of mental record.”
—Henri-Frédéric Amiel (18211881)
“One thought in agony of strife
The bravest would have by for friend,
The memory that he chose the life ...”
—Robert Frost (18741963)
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