To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way.
E. M. FORSTER
One grows accustomed to being praised, or being blamed, or being advised, but it is unusual to be understood.
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To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way.
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You told me once that we shall be judged by our intentions, not by our accomplishments. I thought it a grand remark. But we must intend to accomplish – not sit intending on a chair.
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I cannot help thinking that there is something to admire in everyone, even if you do not approve of them.
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The kingdom of music is not the kingdom of this world; it will accept those whom breeding and intellect and culture have alike rejected.
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You confuse what’s important with what’s impressive.
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I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.
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Though life is very glorious, it is difficult.
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I won’t be protected. I will choose for myself what is ladylike and right. To shield me is an insult.
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There are periods in the most thrilling day during which nothing happens, and though we continue to exclaim, “I do enjoy myself”, or , “I am horrified,” we are insincere.
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We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand.
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We move between two darknesses.
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Life is sometimes life and sometimes only a drama, and one must learn to distinguish t’other from which . . .
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Aziz winked at him slowly and said: “…There are many ways of being a man; mine is to express what is deepest in my heart.
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Don’t be mysterious; there isn’t the time.
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Human relations are impossible. When they are real they are uncomfortable, and when they are comfortable they are unreal. It was for the journey into solitude that the human soul was created.
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I believe in teaching people to be individuals, and to understand other individuals.
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