I know now that what makes a fool is an inability to take even his own good advice.
WILLIAM FAULKNERBecause no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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No man can cause more grief than that one clinging blindly to the vices of his ancestors.
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A man is the sum of his misfortunes.
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Fear is the most damnable, damaging thing to human personality in the whole world.
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Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
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Teach yourself by your own mistakes; people learn only by error.
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An artist is a creature driven by demons. He don’t know why they choose him and he’s usually too busy to wonder why. He is completely amoral in that he will rob, borrow, beg, or steal from anybody and everybody to get the work done.
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Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.
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Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.
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People need trouble – a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it.
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Now she hates me. I have taught her that, at least.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
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The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.
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The next time you try to seduce anyone, don’t do it with talk, with words.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do.
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If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.
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