Quote by Henry James
One might enumerate the items of high civilization, as it exists i

One might enumerate the items of high civilization, as it exists in other countries, which are absent from the texture of American life, until it should become a wonder to know what was left. – Henry James

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Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. – Henry James

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If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I would know no other land. – Henry James

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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. – Confucius

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I’ve made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I’m convinced of the opposite. – Bertrand Russell

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We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public. – Bryan White

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Civilization is hideously fragile… there’s not much between us and the Horrors underneath, just about a coat of varnish. – C.P. Snow

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The one who wills is the one who can. – Proverb

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All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy. – Scott Alexander

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Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. – Andrew Carnegie

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If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny. – Mary Douglas

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