“All still lifes are actually paintings of the world on the sixth day of creation, when God and the world were alone together, without man!”
— Robert Musil
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Love turns, with a little indulgence, to
“Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is immortal.”
— William Hazlitt
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I wanted to be left alone to
“I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me.”
— Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Is there no Latin word for Tea?
“Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I would have let the vulgar stuff alone.”
— Hilaire Belloc
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Britain, relative to the U.S., is a
“Britain, relative to the U.S., is a highly secular society. Philanthropy alone cannot fill the gap left by government cutbacks. And the sources of altruism go deep into our evolutionary past.”
— Jonathan Sacks
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I am convinced that living in an
“I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too.”
— Mary Douglas
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Life could be wonderful if people would
“Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.”
— Charlie Chaplin
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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction
“Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her the better for it. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former, and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter.”
— Jane Austen
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The words of the Bible, and the
“The words of the Bible, and the Bible alone, should be heard from the pulpit.”
— Ellen G. White
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Reason is not automatic. Those who deny
“Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.”
— Ayn Rand
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No one can arrive from being talented
“No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.”
— Anna Pavlova
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