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Leverson, Ada
1865–1936
1865–1936
1
He seemed at ease and to have the look of the last gentleman in Europe.
of Oscar Wilde
He seemed at ease and to have the look of the last gentleman in Europe.
of Oscar Wilde
Letters to the Sphinx
(1930)
Levi, Primo
1919–87
1919–87
1
Our language lacks words to express this offence, the demolition of a man.
of a year spent in Auschwitz
Our language lacks words to express this offence, the demolition of a man.
of a year spent in Auschwitz
If This is a Man
(1958)
Levin, Bernard
1928–
1928–
1
The Stag at Bay with the mentality of a fox at large.
of Harold Macmillan
Whom the mad would destroy, they first make gods.
of Mao Zedong in 1967
The Stag at Bay with the mentality of a fox at large.
of Harold Macmillan
The Pendulum Years
(1970) ch. 12
Whom the mad would destroy, they first make gods.
of Mao Zedong in 1967
Levin quoting himself in
The Times
21 September 1987
Lévis, Duc de
1764–1830
1764–1830
1
Noblesse oblige.Nobility has its obligations.
Gouverner, c'est choisir.To govern is to choose.
Noblesse oblige.Nobility has its obligations.
Maximes et Réflexions
(1812 ed.) "Morale: Maximes et Préceptes" no. 73
Gouverner, c'est choisir.To govern is to choose.
Maximes et Réflexions
(1812 ed.) "Politique: Maximes de Politique" no. 19
Lewis, C. S.
1898–1963
1898–1963
1
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
She's the sort of woman who lives for others—you can always tell the others by their hunted expression.
Often when I pray I wonder if I am not posting letters to a non-existent address.
He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it, hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart.
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
A Grief Observed
(1961)
She's the sort of woman who lives for others—you can always tell the others by their hunted expression.
The Screwtape Letters
(1942) no. 26
Often when I pray I wonder if I am not posting letters to a non-existent address.
letter to Arthur Greeves, 24 December 1930
He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it, hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart.
letter, 10 March 1954
Lewis, Esther
(later Clark) fl. 1747–89
(later Clark) fl. 1747–89
1
Why are the needle and the pen
Thought incompatible by men?
Why are the needle and the pen
Thought incompatible by men?
"A Mirror for Detractors" (1754) l. 146
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