"When you have lived longer in this world and outlived the enthusiastic and pleasing illusions of youth, you will find your love and pity for the race increase tenfold, your admiration and attachment to a particular party or opinion fall away altogether."

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Source : Joseph Henry Shorthouse (1902). “John Ingelsant [by J.H. Shorthouse].”

Joseph Henry Shorthouse

#Fall Quotes #Party Quotes #Attachment Quotes

“The Scorpion connects with the Serpent through the Dragon.”

Source : Dion Fortune (2016). “Psychic self-defense: The Classic Instruction Manual for Protecting Yourself Against Paranormal Attack”, p.75, Dion Fortune
“When we are relaxed and reasonable content, we are naturally wise. We accept that life is unpredictable, unreliable. We say jokingly or philosophically, "Nothing is sure except death and taxes," or "God willing and the creek don't rise," reminding each other that, notwithstanding the level of planning, we are continually dealing with being surprised. We get startled. We recover. We are disappointed. We adjust. Mostly-with Wisdom intact-we manage.”
“He spends his life explaining from his pulpit that the glory of Christianity consists in the fact that though it is not true it has been found necessary to invent it.”
“You can shut down a service, and yet people will find ways to communicate.”
“I've been homeschooling for eight years and have always received the best advice and encouragement from other homeschoolers, rather than a book or lecture.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Many things happened in the sixties, but the period is no more significant, better, or more 'political' than today. It's time to turn the page.”
“If you fall in love with someone, it doesnt matter who they are. Ive had lots of girlfriends who werent in the public eye. It is hard, all the intrusion: you have a row with someone, and even though youve sorted everything out, you get the are-they-going-to-split headlines for the next ten days.”
“I propose to beg no question to shrink from no conclusion, but to follow truth wherever it may lead.”

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