Quote by Haniel Long
In youth the human body drew me and was the object of my secret an

In youth the human body drew me and was the object of my secret and natural dreams. But body after body has taken away from me that sensual phosphorescence which my youth delighted in. Within me is no disturbing interplay now, but only the steady currents of adaptation and of sympathy. – Haniel Long

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So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family, that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty. All other pacts of love or fear derive from it and are modeled upon it. – Haniel Long

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Each of us is a being in himself and a being in society, each of us needs to understand himself and understand others, take care of others and be taken care of himself. – Haniel Long

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The moment one accosts a stranger or is accosted by him is above all in this life the moment of drama… Whoever we meet watches us intently at the quick, strange moment of meeting, to see whether we are disposed to be friendly. – Haniel Long

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Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits. – Hervey Allen

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Maturity is knowing when to be immature. – Randall Hall

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Ah, but I was so much older then, Im younger than that now. – Bob Dylan

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Show me a man with both feet on the ground and Ill show you a man who cant get his pants on. – Joe E. Lewis

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The purpose of life is a life of purpose. – Robert Byrne

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Elijah went before the people and said, How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him. But the people said nothing. 1 Kings 18:21 – Bible

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We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck, and, ask anyone, the house is never burgled, and the ship never goes down. – Jean Anouilh

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Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age. – Anais Nin

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