"They are not long, the days of wine and roses."

-- Ernest Dowson

#Wine Quotes #Long Quotes #Rose Quotes

“It's really best not to tell people when you feel bad. Growing up is about keeping secrets, and pretending everything is fine.”
“We sometimes condemn the present, by praising the past; and show our contempt of what is now, by our esteem for what is no more.”
“For Spirits when they please Can either sex assume, or both; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure, Not tied or manacled with joint or limb, Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones, Like cumbrous flesh; but in what shape they choose Dilated or condensed, bright or obscure, Can execute their airy purposes, And works of love or enmity fulfil.”
“I'm interested in the limits of personality, in the possibility of change, and the saving power of art. Do powerful works of art raise our consciousness to such a degree that we refrain from sliding into moral hazard? Do we take note? Or are we doomed to repetition?”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“People know me for up-tempo songs because of my hits.”
“Prayer is not a substitute for work; it is an effort to work further and be efficient beyond the range of one's powers.”
“It is important that we learn humility, which says there was someone else before me who paid for me. My responsibility is to prepare myself so that I can pay for someone else who is yet to come.”
“People who can change and change again are so much more reliable and happier than those who canâ€™t”

Source : Stephen Fry (2011). “Moab Is My Washpot”, p.284, Soho Press

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