Quote by Northrop Frye
It is of the essence of imaginative culture that it transcends the

It is of the essence of imaginative culture that it transcends the limits both of the naturally possible and of the morally acceptable. – Northrop Frye

Other quotes by Northrop Frye

The pursuit of beauty is much more dangerous nonsense than the pursuit of truth or goodness, because it affords a stronger temptation to the ego. – Northrop Frye

Category:
Beauty
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Culture
category

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand. – Samuel Butler

Category:
Culture

Every mans ability may be strengthened or increased by culture. – John Abbott

Category:
Culture

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart. – Mahatma Gandhi

Category:
Culture

In the room the women come and go talking of Michelangelo. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

Category:
Culture

Random Quotes

By the grace of God, Ill be that man. – Dwight L. Moody

Category:
Devotion

The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us. – Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes

Category:
Humorous

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn – Lucille Ball

Category:
Optimism

Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours. – Les Brown

Category:
Dreams