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Henry James
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Quote 3122
I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme.by: Henry James -
Quote 3121
In museums and palaces we are alternate radicals and conservatives.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: art difference character
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Quote 3120
Young men of this class never do anything for themselves that they can get other people to do for them, and it is the infatuation, the devotion, the superstition of others that keeps them going. These others in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred are women.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: youth people devotion superstition passion
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Quote 3119
There are two kinds of taste, the taste for emotions of surprise and the taste for emotions of recognitionby: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: taste emotions surprise recognition
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Quote 3118
People talk about the conscience, but it seems to me one must just bring it up to a certain point and leave it there. You can let your conscience alone if you're nice to the second housemaid.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: conscience conscientiousness enjoyment sympathy passion
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Quote 3117
Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there.by: Henry James -
Quote 3116
It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance... and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its processby: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: art interest importance substitute force beauty dependence
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Quote 3115
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: kindness humanity lifetime importance
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Quote 3114
We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: performance work talent doubt passion madness art
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Quote 3113
Experience is never limited, and it is never complete; it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spider-web of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness, and catching every air-borne particle in its tissue.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: experience awareness mind learning imperfection
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Quote 3112
The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: reason representations lifetime reality
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Quote 3111
The superiority of one man's opinion over another's is never so great as when the opinion is about a woman.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: superiority opinion conviction
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Quote 3110
The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: time opportunity happiness optimism conviction
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Quote 3109
What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: character determination
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Quote 3108
A man who pretends to understand women is bad manners. For him to really to understand them is bad morals.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: virtue morality understanding character
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Quote 3107
Ideas are, in truth, force.by: Henry James -
Quote 3106
Life is a predicament which precedes death.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: lifetime death transience progress eternity
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Quote 3105
There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: taste leisure agreement satisfaction enjoyment pleasure
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Quote 3104
To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession, to establish in fine a relation with the criticized thing and to make it one's own.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: critism intelligence possession mind appreciation
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Quote 3103
Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.by: Henry James -
Quote 3102
I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them.by: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: aversion sympathy interest people
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Quote 1673
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.by: Henry James -
Quote 1277
Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meetby: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: money charm greed property richness
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Quote 1123
Deep experience is never peacefulby: Henry JamesMore quotes on the topics: experience peace troubles
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