Legends are material to be moulded, and not facts to be recorded.Quote by Hervey Allen about literature
I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind.Quote by Francis Bacon about mind
An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.Quote by Walter Bagehot about judgment
I was rebellious, fighting the waves. I lived in the shadow of this great legend and yet everybody was telling me to be my own man.Quote by Peter Fonda about shadow, man
I may be a living legend, but that sure don't help when I've got to change a flat tire.Quote by Roy Orbison about help, change
According to an ancient Sardinian legend, the bodies of those who are born on Christmas Eve will never dissolve into dust but are preserved until the end of time.Quote by Grazia Deledda about faith, christmas, old, end, time