The critic does his utmost to blight genius in its infancy; that which rises in spite of him he will not see; and then he complains of the decline of literature. Thomas Love Peacock More Quotes by Thomas Love Peacock More Quotes From Thomas Love Peacock There are two reasons for drinking wine...when you are thirsty, to cure it; the other, when you are not thirsty, to prevent it... prevention is better than cure. Thomas Love Peacock wine drinking two The juice of the grape is the liquid quintessence of concentrated sunbeams. Thomas Love Peacock juice wine food ... where the Greeks had modesty, we have cant; where they had poetry, we have cant; where they had patriotism, we have cant; where they had anything that exalts, delights, or adorns humanity, we have nothing but cant, cant, cant. Thomas Love Peacock insulting greek humanity The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity. Thomas Love Peacock scarcity resources waste Clouds on clouds, in volumes driven, curtain round the vault of heaven. Thomas Love Peacock vaults clouds heaven They have poisoned the Thames and killed the fish in the river. A little further development of the same wisdom and science will complete the poisoning of the air, and kill the dwellers on the banks. I almost think it is the destiny of science to exterminate the human race. Thomas Love Peacock destiny science thinking I never failed to convince an audience that the best thing they could do was to go away. Thomas Love Peacock going-away convincing work He kept at true good humor's mark The social flow of pleasure's tide: He never made a brow look dark, Nor caused a tear, but when he died. Thomas Love Peacock condolences dark sympathy My thoughts by night are often filled With visions false as fair: For in the past alone, I build My castles in the air. Thomas Love Peacock air night past In a bowl to sea went wise men three, Thomas Love Peacock wise summer heart My quarrel with him is, that his works contain nothing worth quoting; and a book that furnishes no quotations, is me judice, no book,—it is a plaything. Thomas Love Peacock quoting quarrels book When Scythrop grew up, he was sent, as usual, to a public school, where a little learning was painfully beaten into him, and from thence to the university, where it was carefully taken out of him. Thomas Love Peacock usual taken school I like the immaterial world. I like to live among thoughts and images of the past and the possible, and even of the impossible, now and then. Thomas Love Peacock impossible past world The mountain sheep are sweeter, But the valley sheep are fatter. We therefore deemed it meeter To carry off the latter. Thomas Love Peacock valleys mountain sheep Names are changed more readily than doctrines, and doctrines more readily than ceremonies. Thomas Love Peacock doctrine changed names A book that furnishes no quotations, is me judice, no book, — it is a plaything. Thomas Love Peacock quotations book The highest wisdom and the highest genius have been invariably accompanied with cheerfulness. We have sufficient proofs on record that Shakespeare and Socrates were the most festive companions. Thomas Love Peacock proof records genius How troublesome is day! It calls us from our sleep away; It bids us from our pleasant dreams awake, And sends us forth to keep or break Our promises to pay. How troublesome is day! Thomas Love Peacock dream sleep promise Death comes to all. His cold and sapless hand Thomas Love Peacock death hands world Laughter is pleasant, but the exertion at my age is too much for me. Thomas Love Peacock laughter too-much age
