"To be joyous is to be a madman…" — Henry Miller

"To be joyous is to be a madman in a world of sad ghosts."

— Henry Miller

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261 Quotes by Henry Miller

Henry Miller has 261 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

...the wise man knows that every experience is to be viewed as a blessing.
The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist.…
The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is…
The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.
An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.
If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.
Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich,…
We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it…
The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably…
I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.
Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it comes and goes. But if…
Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

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The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. — Francis Bacon
A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run. — George Matthew Adams
Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to. — Richard Harris Barham
We glorify the Holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son, from the conviction that He is not separated… — Saint Basil
As we were baptized, so we profess our belief. As we profess our belief, so also we offer praise. As… — Saint Basil
God our Father, Jesus, our Elder Brother and our Redeemer, and the Holy Ghost, the Testator, are perfect. They know… — Ezra Taft Benson
O Death, rock me asleep, bring me to quiet rest, let pass my weary guiltless ghost out of my careful… — Anne Boleyn
On the other hand, what I like my music to do to me is awaken the ghosts inside of me.… — David Bowie
In Eastern culture, people see ghosts, people talk about ghosts... it's just accepted. And in Western culture it's just not. — Jessica Alba
As a child, these colourful superheroes that could fly, or were horrifying like Ghost Rider and the Hulk, with this… — Nicolas Cage
I think that 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' was mentally taxing, if only because I had to go to a… — Nicolas Cage
I would like to hook up with one of the great Japanese filmmakers, like the master that made 'Ringu,' and… — Nicolas Cage

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