Titu Maiorescu, page 4
Romanian lawyer, literary critic, writer, estetician, philosopher, univeristary professor and politician, member of the Romanian Academy, first minister of Romania
A clear blue sky, just one black dot low on the horizon; but that will bring the storm.
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There is nothing more dangerous than to found an enduring form on passing feelings.
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Fate does not want extremes. Even from the midst of evil is born the reaction in the direction of good, and the hardest frost paints spring flowers on the window.
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Through the mist of selfishness neither the warmth of the truth nor the light of the beautiful can penetrate.
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Exaggerated respect for wholeness of thought stands in the way of action. For every action is a link broken from an infinite chain and the active man is condemned from the start to fragmentation.
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Everything that is useful can also be harmful; it is only a matter of quantity. Indeed, if it were not harmful, then neither could it be useful.
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Would the mountain stream still be so clear and lively if it were not cold?
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The unknown is the only constant impetus in the world, for it holds all the mysteries that give life a meaning.
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