"Fate stalks us with depressing monotony from womb to tomb, and, when we are least expecting it, deals us a series of crushing blows from behind."

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Source : Hesketh Pearson (1926). “The whispering gallery: being leaves from a diplomat's diary”

Hesketh Pearson

#Crush Quotes #Depressing Quotes #Fate Quotes

“Belief in the traditional sense, or certitude, or dogma, amounts to the grandiose delusion, "My current model" -- or grid, or map, or reality-tunnel -- "contains the whole universe and will never need to be revised." In terms of the history of science and knowledge in general, this appears absurd and arrogant to me, and I am perpetually astonished that so many people still manage to live with such a medieval attitude.”
“Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.”

Source : Maria Edgeworth (1832). “Castle Rackrent: And Irish Bulls”, p.303
“I never met a person from whom I did not learn something.”
“Poetry can cause irreparable harm when misapplied”

Source : Gail Carriger (2012). “Timeless: Book 5 of The Parasol Protectorate”, p.102, Hachette UK
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. Share the botanical bliss of gardeners through the ages, who have cultivated philosophies to apply to their own - and our own - lives: Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are.”
“New Orleans is a city of elegance, beauty, and refinement.”
“If you do something too good, then, after a while, if you don't watch it, you start showing off. And then you're not as good any more.”
“I believe you can take all experiences and use them as knowledge and fuel to be a better person.”

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