What did Isaac D'Israeli mean by: Solitude is the nurse of enthusiasm, enthusiasm is the true part of genius. Isaac D'Israeli Literary scholar · England Copy
Centuries have not worm-eaten the solidity of this ancient furniture of the mind. Author, December 23, 2023December 29, 2024, Isaac D'Israeli, Resilience, Stability, Timelessness, 0 Isaac D'Israeli Literary scholar · England
Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Isaac D'Israeli, Criticism, Merit, Reading, 0 Isaac D'Israeli Literary scholar · England
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Isaac D'Israeli, Luck, Success, Talent, 0 Isaac D'Israeli Literary scholar · England
The delights of reading impart the vivacity of youth even to old age. Author, December 23, 2023December 29, 2024, Isaac D'Israeli, Aging, Reading, Youth, 0 Isaac D'Israeli Literary scholar · England
There is an art of reading, an art of thinking, and an art of writing. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Isaac D'Israeli, Reading, Thinking, Writing, 0 Isaac D'Israeli Literary scholar · England
To bend and prostrate oneself to express sentiments of respect, appears to be a natural motion. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Isaac D'Israeli, Natural, Respect, Submission, 0 Isaac D'Israeli Literary scholar · England
A circle may be small, yet it may be as mathematically beautiful and perfect as a large one. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Isaac D'Israeli, Beauty, Perfection, Size, 0 Isaac D'Israeli Literary scholar · England
Philosophy becomes poetry, and science imagination, in the enthusiasm of genius. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Isaac D'Israeli, Philosophy, Poetry, Science, 0 Isaac D'Israeli Literary scholar · England
The concealment of art by the actor is as great a mark of genius as it is in the painter. Francois Delsarte Musician · France
I feel very at home in an empty church. I feel the most protected. It’s very mystical. Jean Dujardin Actor · France
I didn’t mind my own company as a child; I was happy playing alone in the sandpit. Michael Leunig Cartoonist · Australia
If people knew how hard I worked at my art, they would not consider me a genius. Michelangelo Artist · Italy
