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Quote by Gertrude Stein
It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to s

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death. – Gertrude Stein

Other quotes by Gertrude Stein

I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone to lead them in a direction which they do not want to go. – Gertrude Stein

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funny
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Gertrude Stein
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What is marriage, is marriage protection or religion, is marriage renunciation or abundance, is marriage a stepping-stone or an end. What is marriage. – Gertrude Stein

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Marriage
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Gertrude Stein
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Other Quotes from
Death
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It is vain for the coward to flee death follows close behind it is only by defying it that the brave escape. – Voltaire

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Death

Well, to the people who pray for me to not only have an agonising death, but then be reborn to have an agonising and horrible eternal life of torture, I say, Well, good on you. See you there. – Christopher Hitchens

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Death

It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living. – Eric Hoffer

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Death

The police came to me to say I had death threats and that I had to be careful! – Heather Mills

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Death

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The best throw of the dice is to throw them away. – English Proverb

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