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Oct 27, 2012
Elizabeth
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Finally finished this!!!
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"The might cat, the color of the desert, of honey, of the sun itself, expired with a majesty greater than man's."
"Three quarters of our intellectual performances are no more than decorations upon a void; I wondered if that increasing vacuity was due to the lowering of the intelligence or to moral decline; whatever the cause, mediocrity of mind was matched almost everywhere by shocking selfishness and dishonesty." p. 188 ...more
Finally finished this!!!
A quote I liked:
"The might cat, the color of the desert, of honey, of the sun itself, expired with a majesty greater than man's."
"Three quarters of our intellectual performances are no more than decorations upon a void; I wondered if that increasing vacuity was due to the lowering of the intelligence or to moral decline; whatever the cause, mediocrity of mind was matched almost everywhere by shocking selfishness and dishonesty." p. 188 ...more
Parts were interesting, parts were tedious. Helps to know Roman History before reading this novel.
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