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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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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Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning. – Samuel Butler

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In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds. – Aristotle

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It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life. – Julius Caesar

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In the end, no thought is unthinkable, no problem unshrinkable, no two strangers unlinkable. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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