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> [“Nine-nine of every hundred among you probably desire peace, while the balance may hold war a condition to be preferred; but what can be the mental norm of statesmanship where such a minority conquer the peace-lovers?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/nine-nine-of-every-hundred-among-you-probably-desire-peace-while-the/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

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## More by Eden Phillpotts

> [I used to hurt so badly that I'd ask God why, what have I done to deserve any of this? I feel now He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/i-used-to-hurt-so-badly-that-i-d-ask-god-why-what-have-i-done-to/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [“The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to sharpen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/the-universe-is-full-of-magical-things-patiently-waiting-for-our-wits/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [No mean woman can cook well. It calls for a generous spirit, a light hand, and a large heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/no-mean-woman-can-cook-well-it-calls-for-a-generous-spirit-a-light/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [“The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. (A Shadow Passes)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/the-universe-is-full-of-magical-things-patiently-waiting-for-our-wits-2/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [Faith is a permanent and vital endowment of the human mind-a part of reason itself. The insane alone are without it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/faith-is-a-permanent-and-vital-endowment-of-the-human-mind-a-part-of/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [We always think every other man's job is easier than our own. The better he does it, the easier it looks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/we-always-think-every-other-man-s-job-is-easier-than-our-own-the/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [As for the largest-hearted of us, what is the word we write most often in our cheque-books? "Self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/as-for-the-largest-hearted-of-us-what-is-the-word-we-write-most-often/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [A happy marriage is still the greatest treasure within the gift of fortune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/a-happy-marriage-is-still-the-greatest-treasure-within-the-gift-of/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [Who said it first? We don't know, but very often we find the same ideas attributed to two different people. All we can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/who-said-it-first-we-don-t-know-but-very-often-we-find-the-same-ideas/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [The biggest fool may come out with a bit of sense when you least expect it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/the-biggest-fool-may-come-out-with-a-bit-of-sense-when-you-least/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [“A Socialist State demands precisely the same human symbols as that of Fascist or Nazi, and the same surrender of human liberties if it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/a-socialist-state-demands-precisely-the-same-human-symbols-as-that-of/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [“You are a cruel and lying species. You have not kept faith with evolution; you have not kept faith with yourselves; you have not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/you-are-a-cruel-and-lying-species-you-have-not-kept-faith-with/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [Beer drinking doesn't do half the harm of lovemaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/beer-drinking-doesn-t-do-half-the-harm-of-lovemaking/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [“If it were but known that the combined might of the world was against aggression, the war-minded could only seek his salvation in peace,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/if-it-were-but-known-that-the-combined-might-of-the-world-was-against/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

> [You never know what a fool you can be till life gives you the chance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-phillpotts/you-never-know-what-a-fool-you-can-be-till-life-gives-you-the-chance/)

[Eden Phillpotts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-phillpotts/)

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