"Tell me your past, my beloved, for a man is his past, and is to be known by it."

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Source : James Stephens (2015). “Irish Fairy Tales”, p.8, Booklassic

James Stephens

#Past Quotes #Men Quotes #Beloved Quotes

“If your business depends on you, you don’t own a business—you have a job. And it’s the worst job in the world because you’re working for a lunatic!”
“I'm an obvious example of how everyone is spiraling out of control on the show and just trying to live life the best they can without destroying themselves.”
“Every non-political human grouping of whatever kind, legal, social, religious, economic or other becomes at last political if it creates an opposition deep enough to range men against one another as enemies”
“All art, like all love, is rooted in heartache.”
“We live in age of prudence. The leaders of the people now generally follow.”
“Acting was important, but it was not as important as getting an education, and I credit my parents with a lot of that.”
“If I didn't have some kind of education, then I wouldn't be able to count my money.”
“There is nothing to practice. To know yourself, be yourself. To be yourself, stop imagining yourself to be this or that. Just be. Let your true nature emerge. Don't disturb your mind with seeking.”

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