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

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International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge. – Rebecca West

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The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple. – Rebecca West

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A strong hatred is the best lamp to bear in our hands as we go over the dark places of life, cutting away the dead things men tell us to revere. – Rebecca West

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Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it. – Ernest Holmes

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I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get youre emotions going. – Jim Valvano

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The great business of life is to be, to do, to do without, and to depart. – John, Viscount Morley, Address on Aphorisms

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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project. – Napoleon Hill

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