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Quote by Merle Shain

“Cynicism is a form of cowardice, a failure of courage to hope.”

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Merle Shain was a renowned author whose works spanned a variety of fields including history, literature, and philosophy. He lived from 1935 to 1989. more

“Perhaps the old view of 'Me breadwinner, you hausfrau' worked for our grandparents, when people obligingly popped off before boring each other to death, but it won't work any longer because we are living too long and divorce is needed today to do what death acomplished more economically before.”

People Long Today Views Needed Boring Divorce Grandparent Breadwinner

Book:Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others

Source: Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others

“Feelings take you into uncharted territory from time to time it's true, but you almost always benefit from the journey one way or the other. We tend to think of the rational as a higher order, but it is the emotional that marks our lives.”

Thinking Way Feelings Order Our Lives Journey Emotional Higher Benefits Mark Rational One Way Territory Uncharted Uncharted Territory

Book:Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others

Source: Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others

“The job of a friend is not to decide what should be done, not to run interference or pick up the slack. The job of a friend is to understand, and to supply energy and hope, and in doing so to keep those they value on their feet a little longer, so that they can fight another round and grow strong in themselves.”

Should Littles Done Running Jobs Values Fighting Energy Strong Grows Feet Friends Picks Rounds Interference

Author:Merle Shain

“you have to be very careful when you give to others that you don't tell them how great you are rather than how much you value them.”

Giving Values Careful

Author:Merle Shain

“It can be much harder to be on the receiving end of a transaction than to be the one who gets to give. In fact, being given to can mean being taken from. There is a very strong connection between pride and giving, and those who do the giving get to feel that they are worthy, while those who are given to often feel that they are not.”

Giving Feels Mean Ends Facts Strong Given Taken Pride Connections Harder Worthy Very Strong Receiving Transactions Strong Connection

Author:Merle Shain

“One can't run in a park without a dog or make angels in the snow without a child and there are things one can't do without a lover, so the loss of the lover is like an amputation and the patient goes into shock.”

Children Running Loss Dog Lovers Heartbreak Angel Patient Snow Parks Shock Amputation

Book:Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others

Source: Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others

“There are problems connected with infidelity and problems connected with being faithful at any cost, and I am for letting those concerned choose the problems they'd prefer. There need not be one rule for all. Infidelity is enlarging and fragmenting and very very dangerous, but it has been known to retrieve people as well as marriages, so it can't be only bad.”

People Needs Wells Has Beens Problem Known Dangerous Cost Concerned Connected Faithful Infidelity Being Faithful

Author:Merle Shain

“The older I get, the clearer it becomes to me that no one is cheated in this world, unless it's by himself.”

World Life This World Cheated

Author:Merle Shain

“The day you spend hoping, the day you spend waiting, the day you spend in despair, is a day in your life as much as the tomorrow you hope for, but which may never come, so betting today on tomorrow is always a bad bet.”

May Moments Today Waiting Tomorrow Despair Live In The Moment Betting

Book:Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others

Source: Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others

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