"It is a tragedy of the world that……" — Joyce Cary
"It is a tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know - the less a man knows, the more sure it is that he knows everything."
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48 Quotes by Joyce Cary
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I look upon life as a gift from God. I did nothing to earn it. Now that the time is…
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Love doesn't grow on trees like apples in Eden - it's something you have to make. And you must use…
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It is sometimes said that toleration should be refused to the intolerant. In practice this would destroy it... The only…
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A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments.
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I write the big scenes first, that is, the scenes that carry the meaning of the book, the emotional experience.
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God is a character, a real and consistent being, or He is nothing. If God did a miracle He would…
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Reality is a narrow little house which becomes a prison to those who can't get out of it.
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The most effective teacher will always be biased, for the chief force in teaching is confidence and enthusiasm.
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Plantie is a very strong Protestant, that is to say, he's against all churches, especially the Protestant: and he thinks…
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I had from childhood not only the experience of love and truth common to all family life, but the idea…
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It is the tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know - and the less a…
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A perfect God is the creation of a conceited man
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The soul knows everything. Be who you are and your life will transform forever.
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I dared not trust the case on the presumption that the court knows everything. In fact, I argued it on…
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Definition: CONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.
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The river has taught me to listen; you will learn from it, too. The river knows everything; one can learn…
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If I'm doing my job as an actor, the audience knows everything I know about the character.
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The ideal artist is he who knows everything, feels everything, experiences everything, and retains his experience in a spirit of…
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