Share this sentence
— William Benton Clulow"Many of the finest and most interesting emotions perish forever, because too complex and fugitive for expression. Of all things relating to man, his feelings are perhaps the most evanescent, the greater part dying in the moment of their birth. But while emotions perish, thought blended in diction is immortal."
Related information
Discover more quotes
Previous Quote
[On home births:] In a house where there had been three people, there were now four, although no one had come in the door.
— Joyce Maynard
Next Quote
Talents give a man a superiority far more agreeable than that which proceeds from riches, birth, or employments, which are all external. Talents constitute our very essence.
— Charles Rollin
Loading recommended content...