Thomas de Quincey Quotes:
Ocupation: Essayist
Life: August 15, 1785 - December 8, 1859
Birthday: August 15
Death: December 8
A great scholar, in the highest sense of the term, is not one who depends simply on an infinite memory, but also on an infinite and electrical power of combination; bringing together from the four winds, like the Angel of the Resurrection, what else were dust from dead men's bones, into the unity of breathing life.
topic: Memories, Angel, Men, Electrical Power, Breathing Life
