"Far from the madding crowd is a mistake on a honeymoon.... Solitude! Wherever you are, if you're on a honeymoon, you'll get quite as much solitude as is good for you every twenty-four hours. Constant change and distraction -- that's what wants arranging for. Solitude will arrange itself."

-- Arnold Bennett

#Mistake Quotes #Solitude Quotes #Twenties Quotes

“Our hope is not in the man we put in the White House but in the Man we put on the Cross.”
“The measure discriminates definitely against products which make up what has been universally considered a program of safe farming. The bill upholds as ideals of American farming the men who grow cotton, corn, rice, swine, tobacco, or wheat and nothing else. These are to be given special favors at the expense of the farmer who has toiled for years to build up a constructive farming enterprise to include a variety of crops and livestock.”
“The will of God is sweet tonight, altogether â€˜good and acceptable and perfect.â€™ The considerate love of the Lord Jesus for us seems such a kind thing now. I know it has always been so, but somehow I didnâ€™t see how wise it was when it didnâ€™t seem kindâ€¦ Remind me of this when I cannot regard His love as considerate some time.”
“Dependency arguments often come from elites - either aid agencies or governments - and say something about attitudes to poor people.”
“"Stop asking "What should I do now?" That question only brings up what others expect of you. Free people don't have shoulds. They have choices."”
“There is little doubt that the majority of Mr. Mills supporters in 1865 did not know what his political opinions were, and that they voted for him simply on his reputation as a great thinker.”
“Alas! we must suffer ourselves before we can feel for others.”

Source : Émile Gaboriau (2015). “File”, p.41, Booklassic
“It's important for me to really play with the traditions and keep things simple and easy. Ultimately I believe in animal instincts - I think they often end up winning out.”

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