"The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple."

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Source : Rebecca West (2011). “The Meaning of Treason”, p.426, Open Road Media

Rebecca West

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“I've always been a fan of Kate Winslet. She's very classy and a sexy little thing, too.”
“[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.”
“The natural world around us shows the way to relief. All of life is maintained by the sun, by the air, by water, by the earth and its resources. And to whom was the sun given? To everyone. If there is any one thing that people do have in common, it is the gift of sunlight. But as the early Christians said, "If the sun were not hung so high, someone would have claimed it long ago."”
“Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed: And his eyes with tears were red, And pale his lips as the dead.”
“...the pain of the constant, bone-chilling loneliness she'd accustomed herself to. And learned to live with it.”

Source : Christina Dodd (2009). “A Well Pleasured Lady: Well Pleasured #1”, p.18, Harper Collins
“Many of us feel stress and get overwhelmed not because we're taking on too much, but because we're taking on too little of what really strengthens us.”

Source : "Perk Up Your Profits: A Proven 4-Step System To Stimulate Revenues While Rewarding Your People". Book by Mohamed Tohami, September 21, 2013.
“If the souls of lives were voiced in music, there are some that none but a great organ could express, others the clash of a full orchestra, a few to which nought but the refined and exquisite sadness of a violin could do justice. Many might be likened unto common pianos, jangling and out of tune, and some to the feeble piping of a penny whistle, and mine could be told with a couple of nails in a rusty tin-pot.”

Source : Miles Franklin (2009). “My Brilliant Career”, p.456, The Floating Press
“When I relentlessly pursue Christ, I put all my faith in Him to be able to play well and lead my team. With His power, we are able to pursue and play for His glory. We want to go out and show the world that Christ lives.”

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