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Style is the mind skating circles around itself as it moves forward
Style is the mind skating circles around itself as it moves forward
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
When Croft's "Life of Dr. Young" was spoken of as a good
imitation of Dr. Johnson's style, "No, no," read more
When Croft's "Life of Dr. Young" was spoken of as a good
imitation of Dr. Johnson's style, "No, no," said he, "it is not a
good imitation of Johnson; it has all his pomp without his force;
it has all the nodosities of the oak, without its strength; it
has all the contortions of the sibyl, without the inspiration."
All styles are good except the tiresome kind.
[Fr., Tous les genres sont bons, hors le genre ennuyeux.]
All styles are good except the tiresome kind.
[Fr., Tous les genres sont bons, hors le genre ennuyeux.]
A chaste and lucid style is indicative of the same personal
traits in the author.
A chaste and lucid style is indicative of the same personal
traits in the author.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
Obscurity is the realm of error.
[Fr., L'obscurite est le royaume de l'erreur.]
Obscurity is the realm of error.
[Fr., L'obscurite est le royaume de l'erreur.]
Style is the perfection of a point of view
Style is the perfection of a point of view
