Quotes About Expression

The increasing disintegration of the person can be measured by comparing the expression "amorous adventure," which was in style in the 18th century, with the expression "sexual experience," which is used in the 20th century.

Precision in philosophy is a false elegance. On the other hand, literary precision is the foundation of aesthetic achievement.

Mensch ohne Vorurteile bedeutet gewöhnlich Mensch ohne Geistigkeit. Vorurteile, Aberglauben, Skrupel sind Keime des Geistes, der in einfachen Seelen sprießt. Mit ihnen aufzuräumen, um von den Seelen die Last zu nhmen, die "den freien Ausdruck des Geistes erstickt", begünstigt lediglich die Erosion dieser armen Boden.

To educate man is to impede the "free expression of his personality.

Todo necesita justificar su existencia, salvo la obra de arte.

El gran arte literario está en presentar con plenitud plástica lo inefable.

The reactionary invented the dialogue upon observing differences among men and the variety of their intentions. The democrat engages in a monologue, because humanity expresses itself through his mouth.

Die Idee der "freien Entfaltung der Persönlichkeit" scheint ausgezeichnet, solange man nicht auf Individuen stößt, deren Persönlichkeit sich frei entfaltet hat.

La oscuridad de un texto no es defecto cuando lo que dice sólo puede decirse oscuramente.

Triviality is the price of communication.

Phrases are pebbles that the writer tosses into the reader's soul. The diameter of the concentric waves they displace depends on the dimensions of the pond.

Love opens my chest, and thought returns to its confines. RUMI, from GRANITE AND WINEGLASS

The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society.

Whatever we conceive well we express clearly, and words flow with ease.

Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément.

Il n'est point de serpent, ni de monstre odieux, Qui, par l'art imité, ne puisse plaire aux yeux ; D'un pinceau délicat l'artifice agréable Du plus affreux objet fait un objet aimable. Ainsi, pour nous charmer, la Tragédie en pleurs D'Œdipe tout sanglant fit parler les douleurs, D'Oreste parricide exprima les alarmes, Et, pour nous divertir, nous arracha des larmes.

Il est certains esprits dont les sombres pensées Sont d'un nuage épais toujours embarrassées ; Le jour de la raison ne le saurait percer. Avant donc que d'écrire, apprenez à penser. Selon que notre idée est plus ou moins obscure, L'expression la suit, ou moins nette, ou plus pure. Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément.

Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said,And the words to say it flow with ease.

Happy who in his verse can gently steerFrom grave to light, from pleasant to severe.

He who cannot limit himself will never know how to write.

Art, likewise, is no longer seeking to represent utopias; rather, it is attempting to construct concrete spaces.

I want to make all kinds of movies. I do want to make big movies that are a lot of fun to go to, but I also want to make movies that are going to stimulate some thought and maybe raise some awareness.

Real worth requires no interpreter: its everyday deeds form its emblem.

The art of the parenthesis is one of the great secrets of eloquence in Society.