“In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock!”
— Graham Greene
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In human relationships, kindness and lies are
“In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.”
— Graham Greene
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Failure too is a form of death.
“Failure too is a form of death.”
— Graham Greene
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Failure too is a form of death.
“Failure too is a form of death.”
— Graham Greene
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A petty reason perhaps why novelists more
“A petty reason perhaps why novelists more and more try to keep a distance from journalists is that novelists are trying to write the truth and journalists are trying to write fiction.”
— Graham Greene
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It is impossible to go through life
“It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.”
— Graham Greene
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Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes
“Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.”
— Graham Greene
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Champagne, if you are seeking the truth,
“Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.”
— Graham Greene
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Human nature is not black and white
“Human nature is not black and white but black and grey.”
— Graham Greene
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Success is more dangerous than failure, the
“Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline.”
— Graham Greene
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Morality comes with the sad wisdom of
“Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.”
— Graham Greene
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Category: wisdom
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