Author: William Gilmore Simms

Quotes

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent.

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent.

- William Gilmore Simms

The dread of criticism is the death of genius.

The dread of criticism is the death of genius.

- William Gilmore Simms

Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy.

Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy.

- William Gilmore Simms

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.

- William Gilmore Simms

Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes.

Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes.

- William Gilmore Simms

Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent.

Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent.

- William Gilmore Simms

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