"If one believed in angels one would feel……" — Elizabeth von Arnim
"If one believed in angels one would feel that they must love us best when we are asleep and cannot hurt each other; and what a mercy it is that once in every twenty-four hours we are too utterly weary to go on being unkind."
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Elizabeth von Arnim
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25 Quotes by Elizabeth von Arnim
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If your lot makes you cry and be wretched, get rid of it and take another; strike out for yourself;…
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Reading was very important; the proper exercise and development of one's mind was a paramount duty.
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Well, I for one am unable to imagine how anybody who lives with an intelligent and devoted dog can every…
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The longer I live the greater is my respect for manure in all its forms.
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And the summer seems as though it would dream on for ever.
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She made him think of his mother, of his nurse, of all things kind and comforting, besides having the attraction…
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Life is an admirable arrangement, isn't it, little mother. It is so clever of it to have June in every…
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For I'm afraid of loneliness; shiveringly, terribly afraid. I don't mean the ordinary physical loneliness, for here I am, deliberately…
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I have been much afflicted again lately by visitors . . . and they gave me to understand that if…
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Home is the best place when life begins to wobble.
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Impossible for anyone to conceive the torments of his nights in bed with his beloved one and estranged from her.…
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I would recommend to those persons who are inclined to stagnate, whose blood is beginning to thicken sluggishly in their…
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.
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Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I…
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But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to…
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The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.
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I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies.…
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It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure,…
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Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing…
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Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an…
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Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.
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Its visits, like those of angels, short, and far between.
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It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not…
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