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James Stephens Quotes

It is by love alone that we understand anything Picture Quote #1

The inexorable compulsion of all things is towards health or destruction, life or death, and we hasten our joys or our woes to the logical extreme. It is urgent, therefore, that we be joyous if we wish to live Picture Quote #1

We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell Picture Quote #1

To ask questions can become the laziest and wobbliest occupation of a mind, but when you must yourself answer the problem that you have posed, you will meditate your question with care and frame it with precision Picture Quote #1

Knowledge, may it be said, is higher than magic and is more to be sought. It is quite possible to see what is happening and yet not know what is forward, for while seeing is believing, it does not follow that either seeing or believing is knowing Picture Quote #1

God did not need any assistance, but man did; bitterly he wanted it, and the giving of such assistance was the proper business of a woman Picture Quote #1

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In that wide struggle which we call Progress, evil is always the aggressor and the vanquished, and it is right that this should be so, for without its onslaughts and depredations humanity might fall to a fat slumber upon its cornsacks and die snoring Picture Quote #1

Can a spear divine the Eternal Will? Picture Quote #1

Under all wrongdoing lies personal vanity or the feeling that we are endowed and privileged beyond our fellows Picture Quote #1

Chaos is the first condition. Order is the first law. Continuity is the first reflection. Quietude is the first happiness Picture Quote #1

Life runs to death as its goal, and we should go towards that next stage of experience either carelessly as to what must be, or with a good, honest curiosity as to what may be Picture Quote #1

There is no tragedy more woeful than the victory of hate, nor any attainment so hopelessly barren as the sterility of that achievement; for hate is finality, and finality is the greatest evil which can happen in a world of movement Picture Quote #1

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When a woman speaks to a man about the love she feels for another man, she is not liked Picture Quote #1

We are washed both on coming into the world and on going out of it, and we take no pleasure from the first washing nor any profit from the last Picture Quote #1

If men understood domestic economy half as well as women do, then their political economy and their entire consequent statecraft would not be the futil muddle which it is Picture Quote #1

Any fool can wash himself, but every wise man knows that it is an unnecessary labour, for nature will quickly reduce him to a natural and healthy dirtiness again Picture Quote #1

Quietness is the beginning of virtue. To be silent is to be beautiful. Stars do not make a noise Picture Quote #1

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will Picture Quote #1

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You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive Picture Quote #1

Sleep is an excellent way of listening to an opera Picture Quote #1

Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen Picture Quote #1

A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust Picture Quote #1

The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life Picture Quote #1

Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it Picture Quote #1

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Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies Picture Quote #1

A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find Picture Quote #1

Tell me your past, my beloved, for a man is his past, and is to be known by it Picture Quote #1

Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory Picture Quote #1

What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow Picture Quote #1

Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself Picture Quote #1

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It is by love alone that we understand anything (James Stephens Quotes) The inexorable compulsion of all things is towards health or destruction, life or death, and we hasten our joys or our woes to the logical extreme. It is urgent, therefore, that we be joyous if we wish to live. (James Stephens Quotes) We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell. (James Stephens Quotes) To ask questions can become the laziest and wobbliest occupation of a mind, but when you must yourself answer the problem that you have posed, you will meditate your question with care and frame it with precision. (James Stephens Quotes) Knowledge, may it be said, is higher than magic and is more to be sought. It is quite possible to see what is happening and yet not know what is forward, for while seeing is believing, it does not follow that either seeing or believing is knowing. (James Stephens Quotes) God did not need any assistance, but man did; bitterly he wanted it, and the giving of such assistance was the proper business of a woman. (James Stephens Quotes) In that wide struggle which we call Progress, evil is always the aggressor and the vanquished, and it is right that this should be so, for without its onslaughts and depredations humanity might fall to a fat slumber upon its cornsacks and die snoring. (James Stephens Quotes) Can a spear divine the Eternal Will? (James Stephens Quotes) Under all wrongdoing lies personal vanity or the feeling that we are endowed and privileged beyond our fellows. (James Stephens Quotes) Chaos is the first condition. Order is the first law. Continuity is the first reflection. Quietude is the first happiness. (James Stephens Quotes) Life runs to death as its goal, and we should go towards that next stage of experience either carelessly as to what must be, or with a good, honest curiosity as to what may be. (James Stephens Quotes) There is no tragedy more woeful than the victory of hate, nor any attainment so hopelessly barren as the sterility of that achievement; for hate is finality, and finality is the greatest evil which can happen in a world of movement. (James Stephens Quotes) When a woman speaks to a man about the love she feels for another man, she is not liked (James Stephens Quotes) We are washed both on coming into the world and on going out of it, and we take no pleasure from the first washing nor any profit from the last. (James Stephens Quotes) If men understood domestic economy half as well as women do, then their political economy and their entire consequent statecraft would not be the futil muddle which it is. (James Stephens Quotes) Any fool can wash himself, but every wise man knows that it is an unnecessary labour, for nature will quickly reduce him to a natural and healthy dirtiness again. (James Stephens Quotes) Quietness is the beginning of virtue. To be silent is to be beautiful. Stars do not make a noise. (James Stephens Quotes) Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will (James Stephens Quotes) You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive (James Stephens Quotes) Sleep is an excellent way of listening to an opera (James Stephens Quotes) Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen (James Stephens Quotes) A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust (James Stephens Quotes) The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life (James Stephens Quotes) Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it (James Stephens Quotes) Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies (James Stephens Quotes) A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find (James Stephens Quotes) Tell me your past, my beloved, for a man is his past, and is to be known by it (James Stephens Quotes) Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory (James Stephens Quotes) What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow (James Stephens Quotes) Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself (James Stephens Quotes)

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