We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.
WILLIAM FAULKNERA man. All men. He will pass up a hundred chances to do good for one chance to meddle where meddling is not wanted. He will overlook and fail to see chances, opportunities, for riches and fame and welldoing, and even sometimes for evil. But he won’t fail to see a chance to meddle.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.
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Whatever its symbol – cross or crescent or whatever – that symbol is man’s reminder of his duty inside the human race.
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If a story is in you, it has to come out.
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Love doesn’t die; the men and women do.
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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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The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.
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How false the most profound book turns out to be when applied to life.
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Good ones don’t have time to bother with success or getting rich.
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Talk, talk, talk: the utter and heartbreaking stupidity of words.
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People need trouble – a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it.
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Time is a fluid condition which has no existence except in the momentary avatars of individual people. There is no such thing as was – only is.
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No battle is ever won … victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
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A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you’d think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune
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Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do.
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