"There is no room in the universe for the least contempt or pride; but only for a gentle and a reverent heart."

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Source : James Martineau (1879). “Hours of thought on sacred things, sermons”

James Martineau

#Heart Quotes #Pride Quotes #Rooms Quotes

“The deposit of the faith is one thing... the way it is expressed is another.”
“The key is to enjoy life, because they don't want you to enjoy life.”
“The world has long ceased to be the author of your anguish.”
“Not what man knows but what man feels, concerns art. All else is science.”

Source : Bernard Berenson (1968). “The Italian Painters of the Renaissance”
“It is remarkable how a man cannot summarize his thoughts in even the most general sort of way without betraying himself completely, without putting his whole self into it, quite unawares, presenting as if in allegory the basic themes and problems of his life.”
“The first thing I have to do to erase my French accent is think that it is actually possible, whereas for the moment, I think it's not. I have a lot of work.”
“Tuck in your tail, little duck.”
“I've read in many a novel, that unless they've souls that grovel-- Folks prefer in fact a hovel to your dreary marble halls.”

Source : Charles Stuart Calverley (1872). “Fly leaves, by C.S.C.”, p.11

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