Background Image
The parallel circumstances and kindred images to which we readily conform our minds are, above all other writings, to be found in the lives of particular persons, and therefore no species of writing seems more worthy of cultivation than biography.
-Samuel Johnson
Please Wait....
Translating....

The Parallel Circumstances And Kindred Images To

Samuel Johnson
The parallel circumstances and kindred images to which we readily conform our minds are, above all other writings, to be found in the lives of particular persons, and therefore no species of writing seems more worthy of cultivation than biography.
Views: 1
Cite this Page
Prevent plagiarism by providing proper attribution.
APA FORMAT
Embed this Quote
Copy this HTML code to embed the quote on your website or blog.
HTML CODE
Topic
Writing Mind Biographies

More From Samuel Johnson

Biography always has fulfiled this role. robinson crusoe is a biography, as is tom jones. you can go through the whole range of the novel, and you will find it is biography. the only difference between one example and the other is that sometimes it's a partial biography and sometimes it's a total biography. clarissa, for example, is a partial biography of clarissa and a partial biography of lovelace. in other words, it doesn't follow lovelace from when he is in the cradle, though it takes him to the grave.
Differences Example Roles
Although images of perfection in people's personal lives can cause unhappiness, images of perfect societies - utopian images - can cause monstrous evil. in fact, forcefully changing society to conform to societal images was the greatest cause of evil in the twentieth century.
People Evil Perfect
It must be stressed that there is nothing insulting about looking at people as animals. we are animals, after all. homo sapiens is a species of primate, a biological phenomenon dominated by biological rules, like any other species. human nature is no more than one particular kind of animal nature. agreed, the human species is an extraordinary animal; but all other species are also extraordinary animals, each in their own way, and the scientific man-watcher can bring many fresh insights to the study of human affairs if he can retain this basic attitude of evolutionary humility.
Attitude Humility Men
I have a hard time writing. most writers have a hard time writing. i have a harder time than most because i'm lazier than most. [...] the other problem i have is fear of writing. the act of writing puts you in confrontation with yourself, which is why i think writers assiduously avoid writing. [...] not writing is more of a psychological problem than a writing problem. all the time i'm not writing i feel like a criminal. [...] it's horrible to feel felonious every second of the day. especially when it goes on for years. it's much more relaxing actually to work.
Writing Hard Times Thinking
Technologies that may be realized in centuries or millennium include: warp drive, traveling faster than the speed of light, parallel universes; are there other parallel dimensions and parallel realities? time travel that we mentioned and going to the stars.
Stars Reality Technology
The negro who experiences bitter and agonizing circumstances as a result of some ungodly white person is tempted to look upon all white persons as evil, if he fails to look beyond his circumstances. but the minute he looks beyond his circumstances and sees the whole of the situation, he discovers that some of the most implacable and vehement advocates of racial equality are consecrated white persons.
White Evil Looks
Similar Quotes
It was 100 feet of 16 mm black-and-white film of a car coming to a stop sign, and driving off. i had to decide how to frame and light it. it was magic. there was a sense of mystery.
Black And White Light Gnarly
Few white citizens are acquainted with blacks other than those projected by the media and the so--called educational system, whichis nothing more than a system of rewards and punishments based upon one's ability to pledge loyalty oaths to anglo culture. the media and the "educational system" are the prime sources of racism in the united states.
Loyalty Education White
White people don't sing together very often, and when they do, it's about the celebrity of the song. the singing at my shows is all about harmony.
Song White People
I did a whole concert in atlanta with my fly open, and i had a black suit on and a white shirt. my white shirt was protruding from the fly.
Atlanta White Black

Trending Author

Patrick Leahy
Patrick Leahy
Jolene Blalock
Jolene Blalock
John Crowley
John Crowley
Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin
Richard P. Feynman
Richard P. Feynman
Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt
Category
Information
Inspirational
Philosophy
Personal Growth
Happiness & Joy
Life Lessons
Success & Business
Motivation