Quote by James Baldwin
It is rare indeed that people give. Most people guard and keep; th

It is rare indeed that people give. Most people guard and keep; they suppose that it is they themselves and what they identify with themselves that they are guarding and keeping, whereas what they are actually guarding and keeping is their system of reality and what they assume themselves to be. – James Baldwin

Other quotes by James Baldwin

Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. – James Baldwin

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Listening
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Voyagers discover that the world can never be larger than the person that is in the world; but it is impossible to foresee this, it is impossible to be warned. – James Baldwin

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Exile
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People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster. – James Baldwin

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Innocence
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In charity there is no excess. – Francis Bacon

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Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock. – Walter Benjamin

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It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35 – Bible

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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. – Arthur Ashe

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A hug is worth a thousand words. – Author Unknown

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I feel that I am a citizen of the American dream and that the revolutionary struggle of which I am a part is a struggle against the American nightmare. – Eldridge Cleaver

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I dont want to be reincarnated, thats for sure. When youve had rewarding experiences in your life – a loving family, friends – you dont need additional reassurances that youre going to do something with a new cast of characters. Id just as soon pass. – Lewis Thomas

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Retirement without the love of letters is a living burial. – Seneca

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