Though there are some disagreeable things in Venice there is nothing so disagreeable as the visitors.
HENRY JAMESTo take what there is in life and use it, without waiting forever in vain for the preconceived, to dig deep into the actual and get something out of that; this, doubtless, is the right way to live.
More Henry James Quotes
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Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
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An Englishman’s never so natural as when he’s holding his tongue.
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A man who pretends to understand women is bad manners. For him to really to understand them is bad morals.
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I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme.
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She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.
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I take up my own pen again – the pen of all my old unforgettable efforts and sacred struggles.
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When you forget to eat, you know you’re alive.
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It is no wonder he wins every game. He has never done a thing in his life exept play games
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In art economy is always beauty.
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Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
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True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one’s self; but the point is not only to get out – you must stay out; and to stay out you must have some absorbing errand.
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She had an unequalled gift, especially pen in hand, of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities.
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To live in the world of creation-to get into it and stay in it-to frequent it and haunt it…to think intently and fruitfully, to woo combinations and inspirations into being by a depth and continuity of attention and meditation-this is the only thing.
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It is difficult to speak adequately or justly of London. It is not a pleasant place; it is not agreeable, or cheerful, or easy, or exempt from reproach. It is only magnificent.
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Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize.
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