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Quote by Johan Huizinga
Every age yearns for a more beautiful world. The deeper the desper

Every age yearns for a more beautiful world. The deeper the desperation and the depression about the confusing present, the more intense that yearning. – Johan Huizinga

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An aristocratic culture does not advertise its emotions. In its forms of expression it is sober and reserved. Its general attitude is stoic. – Johan Huizinga

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These are strange times. Reason, which once combatted faith and seemed to have conquered it, now has to look to faith to save it from dissolution. – Johan Huizinga

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Whether the aim is in heaven or on earth, wisdom or wealth, the essential condition of its pursuit and attainment is always security and order. – Johan Huizinga

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Men of my age live in a state of continual desperation. – Vita Sackville-West

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I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didnt really know how to successfully get me going. – Miroslav Vitous

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