"The dignity of man was everywhere tissue-paper thin."

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Source : Dick Francis (2010). “Banker”, p.16, Penguin

Dick Francis

#Men Quotes #Tissue Paper Quotes #Tissues Quotes

“This is why relays are so important, because you can find more in yourself for someone else, than what you can ever find for yourself.”
“Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart's desire.”
“The heart which finds life in material wealth is usually certain to go farther and seek for more in the satisfaction of base and sullen appetites.”
“When, in adoration, we look at the consecrated Host, the sign of creation speaks to us. And so, we encounter the greatness of his gift; but we also encounter the Passion, the Cross of Jesus and his Resurrection. Through this gaze of adoration, he draws us toward himself, within his mystery, through which he wants to transform us as he transformed the Host.”
“Money is congealed energy, and releasing it releases life's possibilities.”
“We should resist the temptation to identify our religious convictions with the platform of a party or the platitudes of favored politicians.”
“For me, Chanel is like music. There are certain notes and you have to make another tune with them”
“the truly beneficent mind looks upon every child of sorrow as their relation, and entitled to their assistance ...”

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