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Thomas Love Peacock quotes: My thoughts by night are often filled With visions false as fair: For in the past alone, I build My castles in the air.

My thoughts by night are often filled With visions false as fair: For in the past alone, I build My castles in the air.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: The critic does his utmost to blight genius in his infancy.

The critic does his utmost to blight genius in his infancy.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: There are two reasons for drinking: one is, when you are thirsty, to cure it; the other, when you are not thirsty, to prevent it.

There are two reasons for drinking: one is, when you are thirsty, to cure it; the other, when you are not thirsty, to prevent it.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: There is a time for every thing under the sun. You may as well dine first, and be miserable afterwards.

There is a time for every thing under the sun. You may as well dine first, and be miserable afterwards.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: The mountain sheep are sweeter, But the valley sheep are fatter. We therefore deemed it meeter To carry off the latter.

The mountain sheep are sweeter, But the valley sheep are fatter. We therefore deemed it meeter To carry off the latter.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Names are changed more readily than doctrines, and doctrines more readily than ceremonies.

Names are changed more readily than doctrines, and doctrines more readily than ceremonies.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity.

The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: I almost think it is the ultimate destiny of science to exterminate the human race.

I almost think it is the ultimate destiny of science to exterminate the human race.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: I perceive , Sir , you are one of those who love an authority more than a reason

I perceive , Sir , you are one of those who love an authority more than a reason

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horse pond.

Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horse pond.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: I like the immaterial world. I like to live among thoughts and images of the past and the possible, and even of the impossible, now and then.

I like the immaterial world. I like to live among thoughts and images of the past and the possible, and even of the impossible, now and then.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Tea, late dinners and the French Revolution. I cannot exactly see the connection of ideas.

Tea, late dinners and the French Revolution. I cannot exactly see the connection of ideas.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Raven: The Reverend Mr Larynx has been called off on duty, to marry or bury (I don't know which) some unfortunate person or persons, at Claydyke: ...

Raven: The Reverend Mr Larynx has been called off on duty, to marry or bury (I don't know which) some unfortunate person or persons, at Claydyke: ...

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Sir, I have quarrelled with my wife; and a man who has quarrelled with his wife is absolved from all duty to his country.

Sir, I have quarrelled with my wife; and a man who has quarrelled with his wife is absolved from all duty to his country.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Man yields to death; and man's sublimest worksMust yield at length to Time.

Man yields to death; and man's sublimest works
Must yield at length to Time.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Clouds on clouds, in volumes driven, curtain round the vault of heaven.

Clouds on clouds, in volumes driven, curtain round the vault of heaven.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Is ours a government of the people, by the people, for the people, or a kakistocracy rather, for the benefit of knaves at the cost of fools?

Is ours a government of the people, by the people, for the people, or a kakistocracy rather, for the benefit of knaves at the cost of fools?

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: I never failed to convince an audience that the best thing they could do was to go away.

I never failed to convince an audience that the best thing they could do was to go away.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Not drunk is he who from the floor - Can rise alone and still drink more; But drunk is They, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise.

Not drunk is he who from the floor - Can rise alone and still drink more; But drunk is They, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: A book that furnishes no quotations is no book - it is a plaything.

A book that furnishes no quotations is no book - it is a plaything.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Mr Flosky suddenly stopped: he found himself unintentionally trespassing within the limits of common sense.

Mr Flosky suddenly stopped: he found himself unintentionally trespassing within the limits of common sense.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Time, the foe of man's dominion,Wheels around in ceaseless flight,Scattering from his hoary pinionShades of everlasting night.

Time, the foe of man's dominion,
Wheels around in ceaseless flight,
Scattering from his hoary pinion
Shades of everlasting night.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: But still my fancy wanders freeThrough that which might have been.

But still my fancy wanders free
Through that which might have been.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: The juice of the grape is the liquid quintessence of concentrated sunbeams.

The juice of the grape is the liquid quintessence of concentrated sunbeams.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Time is lord of thee:Thy wealth, thy glory, and thy name are his.

Time is lord of thee:
Thy wealth, thy glory, and thy name are his.

Thomas Love Peacock quotes: Nothing can be more obvious than that all animals were created solely and exclusively for the use of man.

Nothing can be more obvious than that all animals were created solely and exclusively for the use of man.