"Life will be lengthened while growing, for Thought is the measure of life."

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Source : Charles Godfrey Leland (1872). “The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems”, p.11

Charles Godfrey Leland

#Life Quotes #Growing Quotes

“Everybody, male or female, needs to possess qualities that they expect others to uphold. Being aware of yourself and your actions allows you to assess your shortcomings in an honest way.”

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“It took me a long time to get used to the reality that my grandmother had passed away. Wherever I was, in the house, in the garden, out on the fields, her face always appeared so clearly to me.”
“Evil can never survive, though for a time it may seem to triumph. It is only a question of our endurance and patience.”
“Roy Blount, who is the funniest person I know, journeys deep into the dark heart of humor and brings back a wonderfully insightful, superbly crafted song of the soul that had me laughing and crying too”
“The cypress boat is frequently a symbol of fluctuating intention.”
“Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.”
“The suspicion and antagonism of academics, clerics and intellectuals towards the market... go hand in hand with their disdain for the preference and habits of ordinary people.”
“I got in the habit of giving away a book as soon as I've finished it because I lived in a housing co-op at Cambridge and had no space to keep books.”

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