"Every new stroke of civilization has cost the……" — D. H. Lawrence
"Every new stroke of civilization has cost the lives of countless brave men, who have fallen defeated by the dragon, in their efforts to win the apples of the Hesperides, or the fleece of gold. Fallen in their efforts to overcome the old, half sordid savagery of the lower stages of creation, and win the next stage."
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D. H. Lawrence
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441 Quotes by D. H. Lawrence
D. H. Lawrence has 441 quotes on this site.
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Men always do leave off really thinking, when the last bit of wild animal dies in them.
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Never trust the teller, trust the tale.
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That which one cannot experience in daily life is not true for oneself.
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Freedom is a very great reality, but it means above all things, freedom from lies.
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Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
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I think the only reason you visit an Apple store is because you wonder what life is like on another…
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I have to have lemon and honey. I have to have apple cider vinegar, Braggs. And I have to have…
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Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole…
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With an apple I will astonish Paris.
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Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway.
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Good teachers deserve apples; great teachers deserve chocolate. A favorite quotation, written in calligraphy on his office door.
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It's like apples and oranges, you can't compare it. It was just a matter of playing anyone who was breathing.
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