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There is no wider gulf in the universe than yawns between those on the hither and thither side of vital experience. – Rebecca West

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It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to write a historical work. He would then realize that the human race is in quite a jam about truth. – Rebecca West

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History
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I take it as a prime cause of the present confusion of society that it is too sickly and too doubtful to use pleasure frankly as a test of value. – Rebecca West

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Pleasure
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There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. – Rebecca West

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Intelligence
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Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward. – Søren Kierkegaard

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Experience

Ages of experience have taught humanity that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another promotes the welfare of children and the stability of society. – Jack Kingston

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Experience

In order to experience everyday spirituality, we need to remember that we are spiritual beings spending some time in a human body. – Barbara de Angelis

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Experience

The world is given to me only once, not one existing and one perceived. Subject and object are only one. The barrier between them cannot be said to have broken down as a result of recent experience in the physical sciences, for this barrier does not exist. – Erwin Schrodinger

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Experience

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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. – Chinese Proverb

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For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed. – Clifton Fadiman

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Too much TV hurts movies. – Elvis Presley

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movies

Many a man who pays rent all his life owns his own home and many a family has successfully saved for a home only to find itself at last with nothing but a house. – Bruce Barton

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Family