Edward Dahlberg

Herman Melville was as separated from a civilized literature as the lost Atlantis was said to have been from the great peoples of the earth. ”

Men are mad most of their lives; few live sane, fewer die so. The acts of people are baffling unless we realize that their wits are disordered. Man is driven to justice by his lunacy. ”

A strong foe is better than a weak friend. ”

Ambition is a Dead Sea fruit, and the greatest peril to the soul is that one is likely to get precisely what he is seeking. ”

The machine has had a pernicious effect upon virtue, pity, and love, and young men used to machines which induce inertia, and fear, are near impotent. ”

When one realizes that his life is worthless he either commits suicide or travels. ”

We can only write well about our sins because it is too difficult to recall a virtuous act or even whether it was the result of good or evil motives. ”

Always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney Every decision you make is a mistake. ”

The bad poet is a toady mimicking nature. ”

The ancients understood the regulation of power better than the regulation of liberty. ”