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He remembered that she was pretty, and, more, that she had a special grace in the intimacy of life. She had the secret of individuality which excites ...more

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Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life.

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Few men realize that their life, the very essence of their character, their capabilities and their audacities, are only the expression of their belief...more

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He lived then before me, he lived as much as he had ever lived---a shadow insatiable of splendid appearances, of frightful realities, a shadow darker ...more

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Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its strength; and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith toget...more

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Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of ...more

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Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.

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Whether he knew of this deficiency himself I can't say. I think the knowledge came to him at last--only at the very last. But the wilderness found him...more

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I found myself back in the sepulchral city resenting the sight of people hurrying through the streets to filch a little money from each other, to devo...more

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They trespassed upon my thoughts. They were intruders whose knowledge of life was to me an irritating pretense, because I felt so sure they could not ...more

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Once, I remember, we came upon a man-of-war anchored off the coast. There wasn't even a shed there, and she was shelling the bush. It appears the Fren...more

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The mysteries of a universe made of drops of fire and clods of mud do not concern us in the least. The fate of humanity condemned ultimately to perish...more

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Are not our lives too short for that full utterance which through all our stammerings is of course our only and abiding intention?

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This mournful and restless sound was a fit accompaniment to my meditations.

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One must not make too much of anything in life, good or bad.