The armour of falsehood is subtly wrought out of darkness, and hides a man not only from others, but from his own soul.
E. M. FORSTERI think you’re beautiful, the only beautiful person I’ve ever seen. I love your voice and everything to do with you, down to your clothes or the room you are sitting in. I adore you.
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Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don’t believe that only art matters, I do believe in Art for Art’s sake.
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It is easy to sympathize at a distance,’ said an old gentleman with a beard. ‘I value more the kind word that is spoken close to my ear.
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Give, do not lend; after death who will thank you?
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The other damned saw what was happening and caught hold of it too. She was indignant and cried, “Let go-it’s my onion,” and as soon as she said, “my onion,” the stalk broke and she fell back into the flames.
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I would rather be a coward than brave because people hurt you when you are brave.
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I believe in teaching people to be individuals, and to understand other individuals.
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Adventures do occur, but not punctually.
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I have no mystic faith in the people. I have in the individual.
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The emotions may be endless. The more we express them, the more we may have to express.
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The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.
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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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Though life is very glorious, it is difficult.
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It’s not what people do to you, but what they mean, that hurts.
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A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.
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If we act the truth the people who really love us are sure to come back to us in the long run
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