"Persons who insist to themselves that under one……" — Hortense Odlum
"Persons who insist to themselves that under one set of conditions only can they lead interesting and satisfying lives lay themselves open to bitter disappointments and frustrations."
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12 Quotes by Hortense Odlum
Hortense Odlum has 12 quotes on this site.
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Adventure, without it, why live?
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Oh, if I had only known, if I had only been ready, our lives can really be the great adventure…
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Living each day as a preparation for the next is an exciting way to live. Looking forward to something is…
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No life, if it is properly realized, is without cosmic importance.
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If a person goes to his job with a firm determination to give of himself the best of which he…
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How many wives have been forced by the death of well-intentioned but too protective husbands to face reality late in…
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It seemed pathetic and terrible to me and it still does, that men and women work eight hours a day…
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One of the greatest satisfactions one can ever have, comes from the knowledge that he can do some one thing…
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With only one life to live we can't afford to live it only for itself. Somehow we must each for…
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It is not serving, but servility, that is menial.
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No life if it is properly realized is without its cosmic importance.
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More Bitter Quotes
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The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
— Aristotle
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I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard.
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.
— Francis Bacon
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Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent.
— Jan Peter Balkenende
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Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother!
— Honore de Balzac
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I guess I do have a childlike sense of fun, and although I still have my dark days, I'm generally…
— Drew Barrymore
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I am never writing a breakup record again, by the way. I'm done with being a bitter witch.
— Adele
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There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal…
— Allen Boyd
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People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just…
— Jo Brand
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Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost.
— Terry Brooks
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Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250 bridges, but it never seems crowded, nor bent and bitter from fleecing…
— Julie Burchill
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