"A perfect life is like that of a……" — Philip Gilbert Hamerton
"A perfect life is like that of a ship of war which has its own place in the fleet and can share in its strength and discipline, but can also go forth alone in the solitude of the infinite sea. We ought to belong to society, to have our place in it, and yet be capable of a complete individual existence outside of it."
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Philip Gilbert Hamerton
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16 Quotes by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
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We need society, and we need solitude also, as we need summer and winter, day and night, exercise and rest.
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Unless a man works he cannot find out what he is able to do.
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The opinions of men who think are always growing and changing, like living children.
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There are natures that go to the streams of life in great cities as the hart goes to the water…
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People have prejudices against a nation in which they have no acquaintances.
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The happiest life is that which constantly exercises and educates what is best in us.
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Painting does not come from intelligence so much, as from sight and feeling and invention.
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