The people have nothing to do with the laws but to obey them.
Edgar Allan Poe
Authority, Law, Compliance, Philosophical Critique, Social Commentary, Political Observation
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“In reading some books we occupy ourselves chiefly with the thoughts of the author; in perusing others, exclusively with our own.” Edgar Allan Poe
Reading, Thought, Perspective, Philosophical Insight, Literature, Intellectual Engagement
Edgar Allan Poe Reading, Thought, Perspective, Philosophical Insight, Literature, Intellectual Engagement“At times we gasped for breath at an elevation beyond the albatross – at times became dizzy with the velocity of our descent into some watery hell, where the air grew stagnant, and no sound disturbed the slumbers of the kraken.” Edgar Allan Poe
Adventure, Danger, Existential Threat, Philosophical Imagery, Emotional Intensity, Poetic Expression
Edgar Allan Poe Adventure, Danger, Existential Threat, Philosophical Imagery, Emotional Intensity, Poetic Expression“As the strong man exults in his physical ability, delighting in such exercises as call his muscles into action, so glories the analyst in that moral activity which disentangles.” Edgar Allan Poe
Strength, Analysis, Philosophy, Emotional Intelligence, Human Behavior, Reflective Insight
Edgar Allan Poe Strength, Analysis, Philosophy, Emotional Intelligence, Human Behavior, Reflective Insight“It was, perhaps, the narrow limits to which he thus confined himself upon the guitar, which gave birth, in great measure, to the fantastic character of his performances.” Edgar Allan Poe
Creativity, Limitation, Artistic Expression, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Performance Art
Edgar Allan Poe Creativity, Limitation, Artistic Expression, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Performance Art“The plots of God are perfect. The Universe is a plot of God.” Edgar Allan Poe
Divinity, Cosmology, Philosophical Reflection, Existential Inquiry, Belief, Spiritual Insight
Edgar Allan Poe Divinity, Cosmology, Philosophical Reflection, Existential Inquiry, Belief, Spiritual Insight“There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion. Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made.” Edgar Allan Poe
Emotion, Humanity, Empathy, Philosophical Insight, Moral Depth, Poetic Observation
Edgar Allan Poe Emotion, Humanity, Empathy, Philosophical Insight, Moral Depth, Poetic Observation“Men usually grow base by degrees.” Edgar Allan Poe
Human Nature, Morality, Critique, Philosophical Insight, Social Observation, Character Development
Edgar Allan Poe Human Nature, Morality, Critique, Philosophical Insight, Social Observation, Character Development“A gentleman with a pug nose is a contradiction in terms.” Edgar Allan Poe
Appearance, Identity, Critique, Philosophical Insight, Social Observation, Humor
Edgar Allan Poe Appearance, Identity, Critique, Philosophical Insight, Social Observation, Humor“And spite of all dogmas, current in all ages, One settled fact is better than ten sages.” Edgar Allan Poe
Truth, Dogma, Knowledge, Philosophical Insight, Wisdom, Social Commentary
Edgar Allan Poe Truth, Dogma, Knowledge, Philosophical Insight, Wisdom, Social Commentary“We will say, then, that I am mad. I grant, at least, that there are two distinct conditions of my mental existence – the condition of a lucid reason, not to be disputed, and belonging to the memory of events forming the first epoch of my life – and.” Edgar Allan Poe
Madness, Duality, Self-awareness, Philosophical Reflection, Emotional Insight, Psychological Complexity
Edgar Allan Poe Madness, Duality, Self-awareness, Philosophical Reflection, Emotional Insight, Psychological Complexity“I am dying, yet shall I live.” Edgar Allan Poe
Mortality, Existence, Duality, Philosophical Insight, Poetic Statement, Spiritual Truth
Edgar Allan Poe Mortality, Existence, Duality, Philosophical Insight, Poetic Statement, Spiritual Truth“Man could not both know and succumb. Meantime huge smoking cities arose, innumerable. Green leaves shrank before the hot breath of furnaces. The fair face of Nature was deformed as with the ravages of some loathsome disease.” Edgar Allan Poe
Knowledge, Loss, Industrialization, Environmental Degradation, Philosophical Lament, Social Critique
Edgar Allan Poe Knowledge, Loss, Industrialization, Environmental Degradation, Philosophical Lament, Social Critique“While I was busied in reflection, my eyes fell upon a narrow ledge in the eastern face of the rock, perhaps a yard below the summit upon which I stood. This ledge projected about eighteen inches, and was not more than a foot wide, while a niche in the cliff just above it, gave it a rude resemblance to one of the hollow-backed chairs used by our ancestors. I made no doubt that here was the ‘devil’s seat’ alluded to in the MS., and now I seemed to grasp the full secret of the riddle.” Edgar Allan Poe
Observation, Reflection, Imagination, Philosophical Insight, Existential Interpretation, Poetic Imagery
Edgar Allan Poe Observation, Reflection, Imagination, Philosophical Insight, Existential Interpretation, Poetic Imagery“As for Progress it was at one time quite a nuisance, but it never progressed.” Edgar Allan Poe
Critique Of Progress, Irony, Philosophical Reflection, Human Evolution, Social Commentary
Edgar Allan Poe Critique Of Progress, Irony, Philosophical Reflection, Human Evolution, Social Commentary“That man, as a race, should not become extinct, I saw that he must be born again.” Edgar Allan Poe
Existence, Rebirth, Hope, Philosophical Reflection, Human Nature, Existential Consideration
Edgar Allan Poe Existence, Rebirth, Hope, Philosophical Reflection, Human Nature, Existential Consideration“Ah, bear in mind this garden was enchanted!” Edgar Allan Poe
Magic, Memory, Nostalgia, Philosophical Reflection, Emotional Longing, Poetic Imagery
Edgar Allan Poe Magic, Memory, Nostalgia, Philosophical Reflection, Emotional Longing, Poetic Imagery“And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor, Shall be lifted – Nevermore!” Edgar Allan Poe
Death, Despair, Mortality, Poetic Imagery, Philosophical Lament, Existential Reflection
Edgar Allan Poe Death, Despair, Mortality, Poetic Imagery, Philosophical Lament, Existential Reflection“I dread the events of the future, not in themselves but in their results.” Edgar Allan Poe
Anxiety, Foresight, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Existential Reflection
Edgar Allan Poe Anxiety, Foresight, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Existential Reflection