Quote by Walter Pater
No account of the Renaissance can be complete without some notice

No account of the Renaissance can be complete without some notice of the attempt made by certain Italian scholars of the fifteenth century to reconcile Christianity with the religion of ancient Greece. – Walter Pater

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To burn always with this hard, gem-like flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life. – Walter Pater

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Success
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One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in him of the literary sense. Of such wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for its own sake, has most. – Walter Pater

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Beauty
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What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects. – Walter Pater

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Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. – Albert Einstein

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Religion

I dont normally talk about my religion publicly because I dont want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful if you learn it the right way. – Dave Chappelle

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Religion

Even if it were proven that God didnt exist, Religion would still be Saintly and Divine. – Charles Baudelaire

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Religion

If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is “God is crying.” And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is, “Probably because of something you did.” – Jack Handey, “Deep Thoughts”

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But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement. – Ibrahim Babangida

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The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm. – Albert Camus

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With a family of six, there is always something to make, create and do together. – Heidi Klum

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Family

A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. – Max Planck

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Science