No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
JOHN STEINBECKIt’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
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To be alive at all is to have scars.
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This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
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I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.
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There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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