"It's certain there is no fine thing Since Adam's fall but needs much laboring."

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William Butler Yeats

#Fall Quotes #Needs Quotes #Fine Things Quotes

“There's nothing Dutch about my architecture.”
“God wants nothing from you but the gift of a peaceful heart.”
“I find the public passion for justice quite boring and artificial.”
“Fairest and dearest, your wrath and anger are more heavy than I can bear; but learn that I cannot tell what you wish me to say without sinning against my honour too grievously.”

Source : Marie de France (2014). “French Medieval Romances from the Lais of Marie de France”, p.218, The Floating Press
“To come so far, to lose so much and to find nothing. -Jing-mei”
“You have to be a speedy reader because thereâ€™s so so much to read.”
“I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success.”
“Since the world began has any man ever been able to know what would happen tomorrow? The world of men is today. I'm asking you to open your heart today. Tomorrow belongs to Allah ...”

Source : Paul Bowles (1955). “The Spider's House”

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