Quote by Thornton Wilder
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some m

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day. – Thornton Wilder

Other quotes by Thornton Wilder

The test of an adventure is that when youre in the middle of it, you say to yourself, Oh, now Ive got myself into an awful mess; I wish I were sitting quietly at home. And the sign that somethings wrong with you is when you sit quietly at home wishing you were out having lots of adventure. – Thornton Wilder

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Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous it is nothing if it is not ridiculous. – Thornton Wilder

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No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory is good except on condition that one use it to go on beyond. – Andre Gide

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Work is the price which is paid for reputation. – Baltasar Gracian

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I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety. – Jane Austen

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To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to be through with it, to kill it, to rid it of its soul, to give it its final blow the coup de grace for the painter as well as for the picture. – Pablo Picasso

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As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope. – Ursula K. Le Guin

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Its just an unhealthy way to approach something, trying to outdo your last thing. Youve gotta trust evolution, youve gotta trust that the bar is moving, that you dont need to force the bar. Itll just happen. – Johnny Knoxville

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You arent wealthy until you have something money cant buy. – Garth Brooks

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You will not find a soulmate in the quiet of your room. You must go to a noisy place and look in the quiet corners. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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