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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

Other quotes by Rebecca West

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

Category:
Birds
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Rebecca West
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It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to write a historical work. He would then realize that the human race is in quite a jam about truth. – Rebecca West

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History
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Rebecca West
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Life
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you cant help them, at least dont hurt them. – Dalai Lama

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Life

Judgments, value judgments concerning life, for or against, can in the last resort never be true: they possess value only as symptoms, they come into consideration only as symptoms – in themselves such judgments are stupidities. – Friedrich Nietzsche

Category:
Life

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone. – Reba McEntire

Category:
Life

Living involves tearing up one rough draft after another. – Author unknown

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Life

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In a closed society where everybodys guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. – Hunter S. Thompson

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American society will never completely understand the true meaning of equality. – Bryant H. McGill

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I promise you a police car on every sidewalk. – Marion Berry

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Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then dont remember me at all. – Laura Ingalls Wilder

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