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Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobi

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul. – Rebecca West

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It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk. – Rebecca West

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History
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I take it as a prime cause of the present confusion of society that it is too sickly and too doubtful to use pleasure frankly as a test of value. – Rebecca West

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Pleasure
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Did St Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats. – Rebecca West

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Birds
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Other Quotes from
Life
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If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Life

In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. Ive been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball. – Michael Jordan

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Life

You cant make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable. – Deepak Chopra

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Life

I say to my child, I will explain to you as much of life as I can, but you must remember that there is a part of life for which you are the explanation. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Life

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For light I go directly to the Source of light, not to any of the reflections. – Peace Pilgrim

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God

If people would know how little brain is ruling the world, they would die of fear. – Ivo Andric

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Fear

Then when I went to Iraq and saw the strength and character the men and women in our military service exhibit every day and their belief in what theyre doing, I knew I wanted to get that on film and share it with everyone. They are my inspiration. – Joe Nichols

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strength

I teach that all men are mad. – Horace

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Insanity