The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.
“The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.”
The World Motivation
The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.
“The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.”
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“The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.”
“Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not knowing his in its entirety.”
“To be immortal is commonplace; except for man, all creatures are immortal, for they are ignorant of death; what is divine, terrible, incomprehensible, is to know that one is immortal.”
“The original is unfaithful to the translation.”
“Art always opts for the individual, the concrete; art is not Platonic.”
“Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.”
“Long historical books get written by women, but not contemporary experiments, which still seems to be a very male-dominated field.”
“Contemporary literature in the West has shown some signs of ethical change.”
“Padam Kumar is a technically sound director, very contemporary.”
“If I had to describe my sense of humor, I would say it's contemporary wit, you know what I'm saying?”
“I'm friends with all my contemporaries.”
“There is a huge thirst for knowledge among the younger generation for contemporary art, but most of them learn about it by going on the Internet.”