Frederick Rolfe Quotes

The student of history knows no more refreshing recreation than that of nailing liars, like vermin, to the wall.

Frederick Rolfe

;

Frederick Rolfe

Frederick William Rolfe (surname pronounced ROHF), better known as Baron Corvo (Italian for "Crow"), and also calling himself Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe (22 July 1860 – 25 October 1913), was an English writer, artist, photographer and eccentric.

Source: Wikipedia

Frederick Rolfe

The student of history knows no more refreshing recreation than that of nailing liars, like vermin, to the wall.

revenge truth history
Frederick Rolfe

Most people have only half developed their single personalities. That a man should split his into four and more; and should develop each separately and perfectly, was so abnormal that many normals failed to understand it.

man people
Frederick Rolfe

It's all nonsense to say that the Fifteenth Century can't possibly speak to the Twentieth, because it is the Fifteenth and not the Twentieth, and because those two Centuries haven't got a Common Denominator. They have. It's Human Nature.

nature humannature
Frederick Rolfe

Pray for the repose of His soul. He was so tired.

repose
Frederick Rolfe

An appeal to a goodness which is not in him is, to a vain and sensitive soul, a stinging insult.

insults

Comments

Authentication required

You must log in to post a comment.

There are no comments yet.

Related Authors

Deepak Chopra

Ryan Phillippe

Bear Bryant

Arthur Koestler

J. D. Salinger

Peter Gabriel

L. Neil Smith

John Ashcroft

Joe Scarborough

Christopher Lasch

Jhumpa Lahiri