“ In order to master the unruly torrent of life the learned man meditates, the poet quivers, and the political hero erects the fortress of his will. ”
- Jose Ortega y Gasset- Copy
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“ In these times we fight for ideas and newspapers are our fortress. ”
- Heinrich Heine- Copy
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“ Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian's weapon. ”
- Martin Luther- Copy
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“ Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the force of armies. ”
- Joseph Addison- Copy
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“ Marriage is like a beleaguered fortress; those who are without want to get in, and those within want to get out. ”
- Pierre Marie Quitard- Copy
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“ This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, — This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ What torments my soul is its loneliness. The more it expands among friends and the daily habits or pleasures, the more, it seems to me, it flees me and retires into its fortress. The poet who lives in solitude, but who produces much, is the one who enjoys those treasures we bear in our bosom, but which forsake us when we give ourselves to others… ”
- Eugene Delacroix- Copy
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