A Quote by Thomas Nashe

Blest is that government where no art thrives. — © Thomas Nashe
Blest is that government where no art thrives.

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Government failure is always used as an excuse for government expansion. Government thrives on crisis and incompetence.
Blest be the art that can immortalize,--the art that baffles time's tyrannic claim to quench it.
I think the problem with the art market and the art scene is that it is its own beast. It thrives and breathes and defecates independently of the artist.
Blest be the art that can immortalize.
Art thrives on society and society thrives on its art.
I know what it is to live entirely for and with what I love best on earth. I hold myself supremely blest -- blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband's life as fully as he is mine.
Blest be that spot, where cheerful guests retire To pause from toil, and trim their evening fire; Blest that abode, where want and pain repair, And every stranger finds a ready chair Blest be those feasts with simple plenty crown'd, Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at the jest or pranks, that never fail, Or sigh with pity at some mournful tale, Or press the bashful stranger to his food, And learn the luxury of doing good.
If you are one of earth’s inhabitants, how blest your father, and your gentle mother, blest all your kin. I know what happiness must send the warm tears to their eyes, each time they see their wondrous child go to the dancing! But one man’s destiny is more than blest—he who prevails, and takes you as his bride. Never have I laid eyes on equal beauty in man or woman. I am hushed indeed.
I believe America thrives when the middle class thrives.
The incestuous relationship between government and big business thrives in the dark.
Art thrives on obstacles. The bigger the obstacle, the better the drama.
When the middle class thrives, the country thrives, and when it doesn't, we don't.
What's great about theater and drama is it thrives on dialogue, and dialogue thrives on people with different points of view fighting for what they want.
While art thrives on the blazing colours of scandal, literature blossoms on the dark soil of tragedy.
Art thrives on a difference of opinion. My treasure is your junk, sort of thing. Life would be dull if we all agreed.
The majority falls prey to the delusion–popular in some circles–that ordinary people are too careless and stupid to own guns, and we would be far better off leaving all weapons in the hands of professionals on the government payroll. But the simple truth–born of experience–is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people.
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