Famous quotes containing the words fundamental, distance and/or estimates:
“There can be a fundamental gulf of gracelessness in a human heart which neither our love nor our courage can bridge.”
—Patrick, Mrs. Campbell (1865–1940)
“The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years.”
—Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (1783–1842)
“Writing a book I have found to be like building a house. A man forms a plan, and collects materials. He thinks he has enough to raise a large and stately edifice; but after he has arranged, compacted and polished, his work turns out to be a very small performance. The authour however like the builder, knows how much labour his work has cost him; and therefore estimates it at a higher rate than other people think it deserves,”
—James Boswell (1740–1795)