For a courageous man cannot die dishonorably, a man who has attained the consulship cannot die before his time, a philosopher cann...ot die wretchedly.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Poor America, of what avail is all her wealth, if the individuals comprising the nation are wretchedly poor? If they live in squal...or, in filth, in crime, with hope and joy gone, a homeless, soilless army of human prey.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which still has endless ...leisure to devote to nothing but banal enjoyments. All its great thoughts and passionate energy are things of the past, and nothing but a host of petty, gnawing vices now cling to it like worms to a corpse.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
All would be well Could we but give us wholly to the dreams,... And get into their world that to the sense Is shadow, and not linger wretchedly Among substantial things....LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »