Nicolae Iorga, page 8


Nicolae Iorga, page 8

Romanian historian, documentarian, literary critic, playwright, poet, enciclopedist, memorialist, universitary professor, politician, member of the Romanian Academy, president of the Council of Ministers and of the Romanian Senat

There are thousands of kinds of prose, but poetry is only one.

There are thousands of kinds of prose, but poetry is only one.

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Do not beware of the dog that growls at every passer-by.

Do not beware of the dog that growls at every passer-by.

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To the elephant, the bear must appear such a graceless creature.

To the elephant, the bear must appear such a graceless creature.

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The Devil ought to have the good sense to make Hell a more comfortable place, because then so many in heaven would be sure to come to him.

The Devil ought to have the good sense to make Hell a more comfortable place, because then so many in heaven would be sure to come to him.

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"Tall," says the one from below; "beautiful," says the one from above.

"Tall," says the one from below; "beautiful," says the one from above.

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There is no misfortune that does not ask for a victim. Tyrants used to cut down the slave that brought news of defeat. Suicide has no other explanation: when you cannot hit someone else, you hit yourself.

There is no misfortune that does not ask for a victim. Tyrants used to cut down the slave that brought news of defeat. Suicide has no other explanation: when you cannot hit someone else, you hit yourself.

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From the human soul there is something to be harvested every day: if you forget to do so, the fruit will rot on the ground and only the pigs will eat it.

From the human soul there is something to be harvested every day: if you forget to do so, the fruit will rot on the ground and only the pigs will eat it.

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Give me pain so that I can learn to rejoice!

Give me pain so that I can learn to rejoice!

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Revenge cannot have a meaning; wounding the other will not take the wound from your own soul.

Revenge cannot have a meaning; wounding the other will not take the wound from your own soul.

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The sunset dresses itself in blood and gold. It does not give way to the night, but to a diffuse light that for a long while renders the pale blue transparent.

The sunset dresses itself in blood and gold. It does not give way to the night, but to a diffuse light that for a long while renders the pale blue transparent.

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  • Date of birth: 17 January 1871
  • Date of death: 27 November 1940

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