Quote by Henry James
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradit

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition. – Henry James

Other quotes by Henry James

The face of nature and civilization in this our country is to a certain point a very sufficient literary field. But it will yield its secrets only to a really grasping imagination. To write well and worthily of American things one need even more than elsewhere to be a master. – Henry James

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Imagination
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Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. – Henry James

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Kindness
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We work in the dark – we do what we can – we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art. – Henry James

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Art
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Other Quotes from
History
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Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine command. The question to which they are an answer is not, What happened? but rather, How then shall I live? And its only with the exodus that the life of the commands really begins. – Jonathan Sacks

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History

When it comes to true humility in the face of history, nothing beats complete silence. – Lev Grossman

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History

I think you can learn from history. – Chuck Norris

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History

There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come. – Georgios A. Papandreou

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History

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By such innovations are languages enriched, when the words are adopted by the multitude, and naturalized by custom. – Miguel de Cervantes

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I have done almost every human activity inside a taxi which does not require main drainage. – Alan Brien

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too. – Richard M. Nixon

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Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned. – Jeb Bush

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