"The two fortresses which are the last to yield in the human heart, are hope and pride."

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Lewis Howard Latimer

#Heart Quotes #Pride Quotes #Yield Quotes

“Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the life of a tree. If they are wholly restrained, love will die at the roots.”
“Love yourself and realize that whatever you attempt to achieve in Life is a direct reflection of you....”
“There are some things to die for but none to kill for.”
“Letting events end is not rude. Everything ends.”
“Keep going; never stop; sit tight; Read something luminous at night.”
“What worries some people about consumption (and I confess at the outset to be one of these ambivalent creatures, fat but troubled in paradise) is that the affluent, technologically advanced West seems more and more focused not on consuming to live but living to consume. The problem with consumption, and the consumer capitalism that has pushed it to feverish historical extremes, is that it has become so all-consuming.”
“One of my greatest talents is recognizing talent in others and giving them the forum to shine.”
“Surely it is a sin to reject the few gifts we are given. Be happy in the flash of time granted to us or hurt forever.”

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