"He was suffering from the loss of an…" — Rafael Sabatini

"He was suffering from the loss of an illusion."

— Rafael Sabatini

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25 Quotes by Rafael Sabatini

Rafael Sabatini has 25 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The love that is never to be realized will often remain a man's guiding ideal.
In life we pay for the evil that in life we do.
I am very poor - for a know nothing, understand nothing. It is not a calamitous condition until it is…
In endeavor itself there is a certain dynamic entertainment, affording an illusion of useful purpose. With achievement the illusion is…
Gold has at all times been considered the best of testimonies of good faith...
Only those become weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish.
An intelligent observation of the facts of human existence will reveal to shallow-minded folk who sneer at the use of…
He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.
It came to Mr. Blood, as he trudged forward under the laden apple-trees on that fragrant, delicious July morning, that…
Thirstily he set it to his lips, and as its cool refreshment began to soothe his throat, he thanked Heaven…
There remained the sea, which is free to all, and particularly alluring to those who feel themselves at war with…
When all is said, a man's final judgment of his fellows must be based upon his knowledge of himself

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