Richard Savage Professions : Poet Born : 1697 Died : August 1, 1743 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Richard Savage When anger rushes unrestrained to action, like a hot steed, it stumbles on its way. The man of thought strikes deepest and strikes safely. Richard Savage anger men way Such, Polly, are your sex - part truth, part fiction; - Some thought, much whim and all a contradiction. Richard Savage contradiction sex fiction He lives to build, not boast, a generous race; No tenth transmitter of a foolish face. Richard Savage race stupid faces Anger is implanted in us as sort of sting, to make us gnash with our teeth against the devil, to make us vehement against him, not to set us in array against each other. Richard Savage vehement teeth devil Those who murder fame Richard Savage slander murder fame The man of thought strikes deepest and strikes safest. Richard Savage strikes he-man men The only thought in the world that is worth anything is free thought. To free thought we owe all past progress and all hope for the future. Since when has any one made it appear that shackled thought could get on better than that which is free? Brains are a great misfortune if one is never to use them. Richard Savage progress brain past By woe the soul to daring action steals; by woe in plaintless patience it excels. Richard Savage woe soul action Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
