Modern Era

Famous quotes containing the words modern and/or era:

“The way in which modern German poetry follows theories reminds me of pupils who, scolded by their teacher for their insubordination, justify themselves by saying that they invented new rules of propriety according to which they are quite well- behaved.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)

“How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)