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# Shaw Desmond

(1877–1960)

 **3** quotes in **32** categories

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(1877-1960), British novelist and writer; founder, International Institute for Psychical Research...

## Quick Facts About Shaw Desmond

Born January 1, 1877

Died January 1, 1960

##  Quotes by Shaw Desmond

> [Reincarnation ... makes life what it is intended to be -- a glorious adventure in which victory is absolutely sure to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaw-desmond/reincarnation-makes-life-what-it-is-intended-to-be-a-glorious/)

[Shaw Desmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaw-desmond/)

[Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/)

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> [Reincarnation is, indeed, the key which unlocks all doors, the universal "combination," before which our manacles fall from our limbs -- the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaw-desmond/reincarnation-is-indeed-the-key-which-unlocks-all-doors-the-universal/)

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[Combination](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/combination/)

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> [The object of our sojourns on earth, as apart from the gaining of experience, is but one. The loosing of ourselves from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaw-desmond/the-object-of-our-sojourns-on-earth-as-apart-from-the-gaining-of/)

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[Barriers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barriers/)

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