#ss

The pleasure we derive from the representation of the present is due, not only to the beauty it can be clothed in, but also to its essential quality of being the present. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

#beauty #being #clothed #derive #due

In greatness, life and death merge. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#dejan-stojanovic #greatness #life #literature #literature-quotes

Progress, this great heresy of decay. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

#great #heresy #progress

Ooh, big day in town for our park warden,” I said. “They’re even making you wear the uniform. Hayley’s mom will be happy. She thinks you look hot in it.” Dad turned as red as his hair. Mom’s laugh floated out from her studio. “Maya Delaney. Leave your father alone. ↗

— Kelley Armstrong

#embarrassing #funny-humor #funny

The beliefs expressed in the Declaration of Independence remain a standard for our nation today. They also remain a standard for those nations across the globe striving to achieve democracy. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

#across #also #beliefs #declaration #democracy

His very chains helped to deceive him about the harshness of his service. ↗

— Bruno Bauer

#chains #deceive #harshness #helped #him

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole. ↗

— Vicki Baum

#brings #cold #fame #ice #loneliness

True popularity comes from acts of kindness rather than acts of stupidity. ↗

— Bo Bennett

#comes #kindness #popularity #rather #stupidity

There are only three sins - causing pain, causing fear, and causing anguish. The rest is window dressing. ↗