"See how today's achievement is only tomorrow's confusion;See how possession always cheapens the thing that was precious."

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Source : William Dean Howells (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of William Dean Howells (Illustrated)”, p.9151, Delphi Classics

William Dean Howells

#Confusion Quotes #Achievement Quotes #Today Quotes

“In the face of horror ... there is no other answer than the cross of Christ: Love that descends to the abyss of evil.”
“[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things.”
“Being injured is quite an awkward situation to be in mentally. Physically, it's quite good to have a bit of a rest, but mentally it's hell.”
“Letters are expectation packaged in an envelope.”
“I think of myself as a really happy person.”
“Everytime I see the Spice Girls, it makes me want to try to fly by climbing my roof and strapping bricks to my shoes.”
“I've had cats all my life and obviously loved them, but the litter box, and the having to always get a house sitter, they're just too - they're too rigid. Cats are too needy somehow.”
“You can never turn your back on the ocean.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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