Rudolph Fisher famous quotes

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The rhythm persisted, the unfaltering common meter of blues, but the blueness itself, the sorrow, the despair, began to give way to hope.
-- Rudolph Fisher

#Giving #Sorrow #Despair
In Harlem, black was white. You had rights that could not be denied you; you had privileges, protected by law. And you had money. Everybody in Harlem had money. It was a land of plenty.
-- Rudolph Fisher

#Rights #Law #Land
Angels rush in when fools are almost dead.
-- Rudolph Fisher

#Angel #Fool

I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow.
There is a certain indolence in us, a wish not to be disturbed, which tempts us to think that when things are quiet, all is well. Subconsciously, we tend to give the preference to 'social peace,' though it be only apparent, because our lives and possessions seem then secure. Actually, human beings acquiesce too easily in evil conditions; they rebel far too little and too seldom. There is nothing noble about acquiescence in a cramped life or mere submission to superior force.
Conformity may give you a quiet life; it may even bring you to a University Chair. But all change in history, all advance, comes from the nonconformists. If there had been no trouble-makers, no Dissenters, we should still be living in caves.
Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain.
Sorrow is only one of the lower notes in the oratorio of our blessedness.
Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood; all born to encounter suffering and sorrow, and therefore bound to sympathize with each other.
You have to know your own truth and stick to it. And never despair. Never give up. There's always hope.
I am alive again, now that I can no longer stand to live.
I suppose I'm interested in sorrow, which is very different from depression or despair. Sorrow is continuous with the world; it allows for creativity.

Rudolph Fisher famous quotes

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