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Famous Literary Quotes (by Zilya777)

 Zilya777 
17-Dec-13 1:06 pm
Blessed is the influence of one true, loving , human soul on another. *George Eliot*

 

 

 
 
 Zilya777 
18-Dec-13 5:29 pm
The most beautiful makeup for any woman is passion, but cometics are easier to buy. * Yves Saint Laurant *

 

 

 
 
 Zilya777 
18-Dec-13 5:31 pm
Every child is an artist. The problem is staying one when you up * Pablo Picassco *

 

 

 
 
 WalkSoftly 
28-Dec-13 12:36 am
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave when
first we practice to deceive." - Sir Walter
Scott

 

 

 
 
 mrb89 
28-Dec-13 12:49 am
“La plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas."

("The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.")”
― Charles Baudelaire, Paris Spleen

 

 

 
 
 mrb89 
28-Dec-13 12:51 am
Oh I have always been a fan of this one:
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”
― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

 

 

 
 
 mrb89 
28-Dec-13 12:54 am
Ooh I found a few more that I like -I was looking for one certain one and found these-

In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People."

(Canton, OH, Anti-War Speech, June 16, 1918)”
― Eugene Victor Debs, Voices of a People's History of the United States

 

 

 
 
 mrb89 
28-Dec-13 12:57 am
Gotta love classic lit;
“When one with honeyed words but evil mind
Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.”
― Euripides, Orestes

 

 

 
 
 WalkSoftly 
28-Dec-13 1:02 am
Gotta love classic lit;
“When one with honeyed words but evil mind
Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.”
― Euripides, Orestes
Oh I love this one!

 

 

 
 
 mrb89 
28-Dec-13 1:03 am
@WalkSoftly: I was actually looking for a different quote when I found those ones... still can't find the original one I was gonna post... I got sidetracked with these ones. I do so love quotes. lmao

 

 

 
 
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