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rome purpose genius
Genius, when employed in works whose tendency it is to demoralize and to degrade us, should be contemplated with abhorrence rather than with admiration; such a monument of its power, may indeed be stamped with immortality, but like the Coliseum at Rome, we deplore its magnificence because we detest the purposes for which it was designed. Charles Caleb Colton
rome cities paris
America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the social center, the political capital, and the financial hub. C. Wright Mills
romeo-and-juliet-play
Take it in what sense thou wilt. William Shakespeare
rome london pavement
Commuting in a wheelchair is not easy. I live in a very old part of Rome. These cobbles everywhere... terrible! In London, it is the same. Every pavement is uneven. Bernardo Bertolucci
rome europe curiosity
The savage nations of the globe are the common enemies of civilized society; and we may inquire, with anxious curiosity, whether Europe is still threatened with a repetition of those calamities, which formerly oppressed the arms and institutions of Rome. Edward Gibbon
rome history evil
Whatever evils either reason or declamation have imputed to extensive empire, the power of Rome was attended with some beneficial consequences to mankind; and the same freedom of intercourse which extended the vices, diffused likewise the improvements of social life.
rome years cities
At the hour of midnight the Salerian gate was silently opened, and the inhabitants were awakened by the tremendous sound of the Gothic trumpet. Eleven hundred and sixty-three years after the foundation of Rome, the Imperial city, which had subdued and civilised so considerable a part of mankind, was delivered to the licentious fury of the tribes of Germany and Scythia.
rome america empires
America is the new Roman Empire. Remember what happened to Rome. Eddie Izzard
rome history people
The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.
devil sound hell
The preaching of Christ is the whip that flogs the devil. The preaching of Christ is the thunderbolt, the sound of which makes all hell shake. Charles Spurgeon
devil judo not-afraid
I'm not afraid of the devil. The devil can handle me - he's got judo I never heard of. But he can't handle the One to whom I'm joined; he can't handle the One to whom I'm united; he can't handle the One whose nature dwells in my nature. Aiden Wilson Tozer
devil theologian stills
The devil is a better theologian than any of us and is a devil still.
devil
The Devil is a woman. Camille Paglia
devil complaining heat
Deal with the Devil if the Devil has a constituency - and don't complain about the heat. C. J. Cherryh
devil habit
I’ve a devil of a habit for being right. Catherynne M. Valente
devil shadow worship
The devil considers all misplaced trust as devil worship, for he hides himself in its shadows. Bill Johnson
devil refusal finished
Our refusal to fear reminds the devil that he is finished!
devil church counterfeit
A powerless church has nothing for the devil to counterfeit.
london forget sometimes
You know, London is so sprawling, and you can sometimes forget that anybody else is on a stage anywhere else. Alan Rickman
london emptiness endless
London is an endless skirmish between angles and emptiness. China Mieville
london pavement rooms
When insolvent, pack minimally, with a valise tough enough to be thrown onto a London pavement from a first- or second-floor window. Insist on hotel rooms no higher. David Mitchell
london royal eric
I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me. Carole King
london doe justified
It does not astonish me that the critics in London relegate me to the lowest rank. Alas! I fear that they are only too justified! Camille Pissarro
london moved teenage tower
During my teenage years as an Islamist recruiter, I moved to live in self-contained communities in the London boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets. Maajid Nawaz
london amsterdam way
Brian Eno and Robert Fripp's foray into some artful excursions into some ethereal electric experiments. There was a lot curious activities emerging in London, Amsterdam, and Berlin back then developing some fiercely fuzzy of synth-like effects way outside the norm which really blew the lid off things. Billy Gibbons
london wells objectives
The objective is to do things well in London. Dayron Robles
london grim-reaper motorbike
I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London. Benedict Cumberbatch