"If we are inclined to forget how much there is in the world besides that which we anticipate, then works of art are perhaps a little to blame, for in them we find at work the same process of simplification or selection as in the imagination."

-- Alain de Botton

#Art Quotes #Imagination Quotes #World Quotes

“It's an unavoidable truth. Fear of life closes off more opportunities for us than fear of death ever does.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I took one look at you That's all I meant to do And my heart stood still.”
“I think most poets are natural witnesses and were curious about everything.”
“The longer I live the greater is my respect for manure in all its forms.”

Source : Elizabeth Arnim, Elizabeth Von Arnim (2005). “Elizabeth and Her German Garden”, p.219, Cosimo, Inc.
“Rash, angry words, and spoken out of season, When passion has usurp'd the throne of reason, Have ruin'd many. Passion is unjust, And for an idle, transitory gust Of gratified revenge, dooms us to pay With long repentance at a later day.”
“The best thing is to find something you really love to do and enjoy that process for the rest of your life.”
“In heaven it is always autumn.”
“Personally, I think neutral is just another way of saving your own ***** at the expense of someone else's.”

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