Quote by Georges Duhamel
It is strange what a contempt men have for the joys that are offer

It is strange what a contempt men have for the joys that are offered them freely. – Georges Duhamel

Other quotes by Georges Duhamel

I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world. – Georges Duhamel

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respect
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The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it? – Georges Duhamel

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strength
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Do not trust your memory it is a net full of holes the most beautiful prizes slip through it. – Georges Duhamel

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Trust
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Other Quotes from
Happiness
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Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on being more rather than simply having more. – Daisaku Ikeda

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Happiness is only real when shared. – Christopher McCandless

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Happiness

When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers. – George Porter

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Happiness

You can be happy where you are. – Joel Osteen

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Happiness

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In Cyberspace, the 1st Amendment is a local ordinance. – John Perry Barlow

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What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I spoke to him as a brother whom I have pardoned and who has my complete trust. – Pope John Paul II

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Trust

Reading – the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay. – William Styron

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best

Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought. – Bernard Baruch

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Thought