Literature Quotes
Books change lives. Authors and readers reflect on the power of the written word.
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"Literature is the soul of a complete life."Juvenal
"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages for those with eyes to see it."Porphyry
"The ancient writers concealed profound truths in mythological narratives."Porphyry
"The greatest literature speaks not to the intellect alone but to the eternal soul."Porphyry
"Literature is the mirror of the soul."Apuleius
"Literature captures the human spirit."Martial
"Literature preserves human experience."Martial
"Literature preserves the wisdom of the ages."Ammianus Marcellinus
"The pen is mightier than the sword."Ammianus Marcellinus
"Literature is the voice of the voiceless."Ammianus Marcellinus
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."Suetonius
"A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper."Suetonius
"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."Plutarch
"Good writing is like good music: it should flow naturally."Tacitus
"Literature preserves the voice of those long dead."Juvenal
"The proper study of mankind is books."Horace
"Literature holds the keys to understanding human nature."Martial
"Literature is the mirror we hold up to society."Martial
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."Livy
"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."Livy
"Literature is the mirror of the soul."Pliny the Younger
"The written word preserves what time would otherwise consume."Ammianus Marcellinus
"The written record is humanity's rebellion against the oblivion of time."Ammianus Marcellinus
"The written word outlives the spoken promise."Suetonius
"Those who write history have the power to shape it."Suetonius
"The written word preserves what spoken words cannot."Tacitus
"Literature preserves the voice of ages long past."Tacitus
"Literature is the conversation across centuries."Martial
"Literature preserves the soul of civilization."Martial
"Poetry brings new language into being and refreshes the words which are half dead."Horace