"So much of our lives is given over……" — Edward Dahlberg
"So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we only perfect our vices, and man is a worse creature when he dies than he was when he was born."
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Edward Dahlberg
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57 Quotes by Edward Dahlberg
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We cannot live, suffer or die for somebody else, for suffering is too precious to be shared.
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One cat in a house is a sign of loneliness.
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Recognize the cunning man not by the corpses he pays homage to but by the living writers he conspires against…
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I would rather take hellebore than spend a conversation with a good, little man.
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