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“We do not want to be beginners. But let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything else but beginners, all our life!”

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Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 - December 10, 1968) was an American writer, poet, social critic, and mystic. His works covered a wide range of topics including philosophy, religion, and social justice, and were highly appreciated by readers. more

“The last words he said to me when I bade him good-night were: Tell Amy it's no good coming after me. Anyhow, I shall change my hotel, so she wouldn't be able to find me.' My own impression is that she's well rid of you,' I said. My dear fellow, I only hope you'll be able to make her see it. But women are very unintelligent.”

Wells Said Able Lasts Night My Own Fellows Dear Impression Hotel Last Words Find Me Good Night Amy Unintelligent

Author:W. Somerset Maugham

“I could have forgiven it if he'd fallen desperately in love with someone and gone off with her. I should have thought that natural. I shouldn't really have blamed him. I should have thought he was led away. Men are so weak, and women are so unscrupulous.”

Ifs Men Should Natural Gone Weak Should Have Fallen Forgiven

Book:The Moon and Sixpence

Source: The Moon and Sixpence

“I think I was a little disappointed in her. I expected then people to be more of a piece than I do now, and I was distressed to find so much vindictiveness in so charming a creature. I did not realize how motley are the qualities that go to make up a human being. Now I am well aware that pettiness and grandeur, malice and charity, hatred and love, can find place side by side in the same human heart.”

Source: The Moon and Sixpence

“The way we see the problem is the problem.”

Way Inspirational Problem Motivational 7 Habits

Book:The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey

Source: The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey

“And what greater might do we possess as human beings than our capacity to question and to learn?”

Humans Might Human Beings Greater Capacity

Author:Ann Druyan

“If you are searching for sacred knowledge and not just a palliative for your fears, then you will train yourself to be a good skeptic.”

Ifs Sacred Train Skeptic

Author:Ann Druyan

“I did not believe him capable of love. That is an emotion in which tenderness is an essential part, but Strickland had no tenderness either for himself or for others; there is in love a sense of weakness, a desire to protect, an eagerness to do good and to give pleasure--if not unselfishness, at all events a selfishness which marvellously conceals itself; it has in it a certain diffidence.”

Ifs Giving Believe Desire Certain Pleasure Emotion Events Protect Essentials Capable Weakness Selfishness Tenderness Eagerness Unselfishness Diffidence

Book:The Moon and Sixpence

Source: The Moon and Sixpence

“Women are constantly trying to commit suicide for love, but generally they take care not to succeed.”

Trying Care Succeed Suicide Take Care Commit

Book:The Moon and Sixpence

Source: The Moon and Sixpence

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