Action Quote by Henry Miller

“Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery.” quote by Henry Miller — Download Open image

“Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery.”

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“When one spends what he has on himself, when one has a thoroughly good time with his own money, people are apt to say “he doesn’t know what to do with his money.” For my part, I don’t see any better use to which one can put money. About such individuals one can’t say that they’re generous or stingy. They…

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“And no one sets about saving the world unless he has first experienced the miracle of personal salvation.”

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