Quote by Rebecca West
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

Other quotes by Rebecca West

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

Category:
Pleasure
Read Quote

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. – Rebecca West

Category:
Intelligence
Read Quote

Great music is in a sense serene it is certain of the values it asserts. – Rebecca West

Category:
Music
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Life
category

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life. – Dalai Lama

Category:
Life

My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring. – Prince William

Category:
Life

Polygamy: An endeavour to get more out of life than there is in it. – Elbert Hubbard

Category:
Life

Not by appointment do we meet delight Or joy they heed not our expectancy But round some corner of the streets of life they of a sudden greet us with a smile. – Gerald Massey

Category:
Life

Random Quotes

In the third century after Christ the faith continued to spread. – Kenneth Scott Latourette

Category:
Faith

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Category:
best

If Im diagnosed with cancer I might become despondent, but someone young might not, and they might need connections with somebody outside their circle of family because their family is so despondent. – Gus Van Sant

Category:
Family

Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments. – Bethenny Frankel

Category:
diet