Famous quotes containing the words masters of the, masters of, masters, universe and/or modern:
“The masters of the subtle schools
Are controversial, polymath.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“Now, out of my way, you masters of a thousand fleas. Allah be with you, but I doubt it.”
—Miles Malleson (1888–1969)
“Best masters for the young writer and speaker are the fault- finding brothers and sisters at home who will not spare him, but will pick and cavil, and tell the odious truth.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“To the virtuous man, the universe is the only sanctum sanctorum, and the penetralia of the temple are the broad noon of his existence.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“In the deeper layers of the modern consciousness ... every attempt to succeed is an act of aggression, leaving one alone and guilty and defenseless among enemies: one is punished for success. This is our intolerable dilemma: that failure is a kind of death and success is evil and dangerous, is—ultimately—impossible.”
—Robert Warshow (1917–1955)