Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to.
HENRY JAMESHowever British you may be, I am more British still.
More Henry James Quotes
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You are good for nothing unless you are clever.
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Art is nothing more than the shadow of humanity.
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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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Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there.
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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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The power to guess the unseen from the seen, to trace the implications of things, to judge the whole piece by the pattern . . . this cluster of gifts may almost be said to constitute experience.
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It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
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You wanted to look at life for yourself – but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish.
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if you are going to be pushed you had better jump
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Love has nothing to do with good reasons.
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Things are always different from what they might be.
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Until you try, you don’t know what you can’t do.
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Don’t underestimate the value of irony-it is extremely valuable.
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The superiority of one man’s opinion over another’s is never so great as when the opinion is about a woman.
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To myself – today – I need say no more. Large and full and high the future still opens. It is now indeed that I may do the work of my life. And I will.
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