"In comparison with a loving human being, everything else is worthless."

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Source : Hugh Maclennan (2009). “Each Man's Son”, p.310, New Canadian Library

Hugh MacLennan

#Humans Quotes #Comparison Quotes #Worthless Quotes

“Iâ€™ve always tried to be independent. Itâ€™s just my personality. Iâ€™ve always been the type to motivate the camp. Iâ€™ve always wanted to be the fuel for somethingâ€”for music, the fuel for my family, the fuel for my best friend. Helping someone with what Iâ€™m doing.”
“Some of the biographies [of princess Margaret] were really sensationalist, News of the World sorts, but they were great because they also gave first and secondhand accounts of her at home. The butlers come forward and give little moments, some of which you discard and some which ring somehow true and you use.”
“The black man continues on his way. He plods wearily no longer-he is striding freedom road with the knowledge that if he hasn't got the world in a jug, at least he has the stopper in his hand.”
“The declaration that our People are hostile to a government made by themselves, for themselves, and conducted by themselves, is an insult.”
“Don't wait until there is tragedy in your life. Don't wait until you lose somebody. Don't wait until it's too late. Appreciate the beautiful people that you have in your life now.”
“Most infants are geniuses. They're indomitable, fearless, and completely in harmony with a cosmic proclivity for growth. They're heroes because they walk directly through adversity with love and ardent resolve.”
“one only says it is one's duty when one has something disagreeable to do ...”

Source : Margaret Oliphant (2015). “Delphi Works of Margaret Oliphant with Complete Stories of the Seen and Unseen”, p.1514, Delphi Classics
“I love you. I'm not sure if it's the way you want me to. I think it might be. But I know that I love you. I absolutely love you.”

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