Francis Cornford quotes

Francis Cornford quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“I had a little dog and my dog was very small....Of all the treasures that were mine, I loved him most of all.”
-- Francis Cornford

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“Every public action which is not customary, either is wrong or, if it is right, is a dangerous precedent. It follows that nothing should ever be done for the first time.”
-- Francis Cornford

#Done Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Action Quotes
“Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in nearly deceiving your friends without quite deceiving your enemies.”
-- Francis Cornford

#Friendship Quotes #Art Quotes #Lying Quotes
“My love came back to me Under the November tree Shelterless and dim. He put his hand upon my shoulder, He did not think me strange or older, Nor I, him.”
-- Francis Cornford

#Love Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Hands Quotes
“University printing presses exist, and are subsidised by the Government for the purpose of producing books which no one can read; and they are true to their high calling.”
-- Francis Cornford

#Book Quotes #Government Quotes #Purpose Quotes
“The study of mathematics is the indispensable basis for all intellectual and spiritual progress.”
-- Francis Cornford

Source : "The Sacred in Music". Book by Albert L. Blackwell, 1999.

#Spiritual Quotes #Intellectual Quotes #Progress Quotes
“Nothing is ever done until everyone is convinced that it ought to be done, and has been convinced for so long that it is now time to do something else.”
-- Francis Cornford

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“Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really.”
“Here's my pet peeve: The not-so-unstated rule that all women are only to be treated as sexual objects and gawked at-you know, sitting up against a car, washing something, bending over, licking something. That just drives me crazy.”
“Humans should always exercise and watch what they eat. So with your pet, make sure they get enough exercise, make sure they're getting fed at the same time every day and getting the nutrition they need. And make sure they get a lot of love and attention you both need. That's why you have them!”

Source : ""Biggest Loser" host, dog Winky battle pet obesity". Interview with Zorianna Kit, www.reuters.com. January 31, 2012.
“He is very fond of me, almost too fond. I could do with less caressing and more rationality. I should like to be less of a pet and more of a friend, if I might choose; but I won't complain of that: I am only afraid his affection loses in depth where it gains in ardour. I sometimes liken it to a fire of dry twigs and branches compared with one of solid coal, very bright and hot; but if it should burn itself out and leave nothing but ashes behind.”
“A road need not be paved in gold to find treasures at its end.”
“Make your world extraordinary! Step out into this world with confidence and treasure yourself.”

Source : FaceBook post by Alli Simpson from Sep 29, 2012
“LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding another's treasure.”
“I think Shakespeare is everybody's treasure.”
“Finding an old friend is like finding a lost treasure.”
“Criticism is properly the rod of divination: a hazel switch for the discovery of buried treasure, not a birch twig for the castigation of offenders.”

Source : Arthur Symons (1906). “An Introduction to the Study of Browning”

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