William Rose Benet Quotes
You cannot slay yourself in me, Nor I to all eternity Destroy my truest self in you.
Quotes to Explore
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Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
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If you first fortify yourself with the true knowledge of the Universal Self, and then live in the midst of wealth and worldliness, surely they will in no way affect you.
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The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
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When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
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I firmly believe, only because I've been doing this for so long, every show takes three years. 90% of them don't get three years. It just does. It takes a long time to build a community, build a friendship with your characters. It's hard for people to grasp on and make them care about you.
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The sense of one's past is so strong and forms our sense of self so strongly, it will always fascinate, elude and confuse me.
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Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.
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Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.
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Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake.
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I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.
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It is necessary to try to pass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
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Many people identify their sense of self with the problems they have, or think they have.
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Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.
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There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise.
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I am not the perishable body, but the eternal Self.
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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
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Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, creeds follow one another, but what is beautiful is a joy for all seasons, a possession for all eternity.
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'Shake It Up' definitely teaches kids about the importance of reaching for your dreams and setting high goals. It also teaches great lessons about friendship and family.
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Death followed by eternity the worst of both worlds. It is a terrible thought.
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I really like the way Fox handles their shows.
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I'm never satisfied, man. I'm Virgo. We overanalyze and we're never satisfied. So I'm gonna keep going 'til the wheels fall off.
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I've wondered, though, if one of the reasons we fail to acknowledge the brilliance of life is because we don't want the responsibility inherent in the acknowledgment. We don't want to be characters in a story because characters have to move and breathe and face conflict with courage. And if life isn't remarkable, then we don't have to do any of that; we can be unwilling victims instead of grateful participants.
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I think literary theory has not been terribly good for English studies in a while. It's not that theory isn't interesting, but it isn't about books, or the idiosyncrasies and complexities of putting language together.
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You cannot slay yourself in me, Nor I to all eternity Destroy my truest self in you.
