Dictionary of Quotes

Quotes :

1. "During the earliest stages the child perceives… "During the earliest stages the child perceives things like a solipsist who is unaware of himself as subject and is familiar only with his own actions." - Jean Piaget


2. Marcus Clarke – wilderness "Some see no beauty in our trees without shade, our flowers without perfume, our birds who cannot fly, and our beasts who have not yet learned to walk on all fours. But the dweller in the wilderness acknowledges the subtle charm of this fantastic land of monstrosities. He becomes familiar with the beauty of loneliness." ~Marcus Clarke, 1846-1881, writer, poet