Dramatist

Perfection does not exist. To understand it is the triumph of human intelligence; to desire to possess it is the most dangerous kind of madness.

Perfection does not exist. To understand it is the triumph of human intelligence; to desire to possess it is the most dangerous kind of madness.

Life is a sleep, love is a dream; And you have lived if you have loved.

Life is a sleep, love is a dream; And you have lived if you have loved.

Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as oil does above water.

Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as oil does above water.

Among the attributes of God, although they are all equal, mercy shines with even more brilliancy than justice.

Among the attributes of God, although they are all equal, mercy shines with even more brilliancy than justice.

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