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title: "6 Matters Feeling Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [“The only thing that really matters is feeling and living what you believe - so long as it's something more than belief…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles/the-only-thing-that-really-matters-is-feeling-and-living-what-you/)

[John Fowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fowles/)

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> [It is, as Mr. Rokesmith says, a matter of feeling, but Lor how many matters ARE matters of feeling!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/it-is-as-mr-rokesmith-says-a-matter-of-feeling-but-lor-how-many/)

[Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/)

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> [“His eyes were warm, and then they lit up with an unworldly shine, and I thought I could see down a long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-severin/his-eyes-were-warm-and-then-they-lit-up-with-an-unworldly-shine-and-i/)

[Alice Severin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-severin/)

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> [...in matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jos-saramago/in-matters-of-feeling-and-of-the-heart-too-much-is-always-better-than/)

[Jose Saramago](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jos-saramago/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/039/jos-saramago-208_feeling_in-matters-of-feeling-and-of-the-heart-t_2599669.png)

> [In political matters feeling often decides more correctly than reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-hitler/in-political-matters-feeling-often-decides-more-correctly-than-reason/)

[Adolf Hitler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-hitler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/adolf-hitler-253_feeling_in-political-matters-feeling-often-decid_2755298.jpg)

> [“I see affect or feeling as the primary innate biological motivating mechanism, more urgent than drive deprivation and pleasure and more urgent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bradshaw/i-see-affect-or-feeling-as-the-primary-innate-biological-motivating/)

[John Bradshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bradshaw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/john-bradshaw-2227_motivation_i-see-affect-or-feeling-as-the-primary-i_2894976.jpg)

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