Quote by Henry Miller
Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his ow

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his own nature. – Henry Miller

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Example moves the world more than doctrine. The great exemplars are the poets of action, and it makes little difference whether they be forces for good or forces for evil. – Henry Miller

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The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist. The artist does not tinker with the universe, he recreates it out of his own experience and understanding of life. – Henry Miller

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In the general course of human nature, A power over a mans subsistence amounts to a power over his will. – Alexander Hamilton

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The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun had been set afire merely to ripen mens apples and head their cabbages. – Cyrano de Bergerac

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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words. – Fran Lebowitz

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A wise man can do no better than to turn from the churches and look up through the airy majesty of the wayside trees with exultation, with resignation, at the unconquerable unimplicated sun. – Llewelyn Powys, The Pathetic Fallacy

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You can accept reality, or you can persist in your purpose until reality accepts you. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face. – Albert Camus

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The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers. – William James

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There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty. – Joseph Addison

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