"To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving."

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Source : Max Beerbohm (2015). “The Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm”, p.71, New York Review of Books

Max Beerbohm

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“Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.”
“The tale of the Divine Pity was never yet believed from lips that were not felt to be moved by human pity.”
“Music without words means leaving behind the mind. And leaving behind the mind is meditation. Meditation returns you to the source. And the source of all is sound.”
“Each time you do a film you gain a lot of experience and build a visual resume where people get to know who you are.”
“Death is the last limit of all things.”
“In fact, I might be confident for the human race because of what the human race has given me. When I was in the street and bars, people always came up to me and said, "Don't stop, keep going."”
“I'm giving you a free shot at my blood and you're playing hard to get? What kind of vampire are you?" When Wraith just stood there, Kynan rolled his eyes. "Oh, come on. My blood's eighty proof. You want it. You know you do.”
“But when one has ceased to have them, too often one cannot.”

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