"In the world a man lives in his……" — William Matthews

"In the world a man lives in his own age; in solitude in all ages."

— William Matthews

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19 Quotes by William Matthews

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The difficulties, hardships and trials of life, the obstacles... are positive blessings. They knit the muscles more firmly, and teach…
Go to the desk. Stay at the desk. Thrive at the desk.
A great deal of the joy of life consists in doing perfectly, or at least to the best of one's…
The same disappointments in life will chasten and refine one man's spirit, embitter another's.
The power of music that poetry lacks is the ability to persuade without argument.
One wellcultivated talent, deepened and enlarged, is worth 100 shallow faculties. The first law of success in this day, when…
Unless a man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him ridiculous.
Strive for excellence in your calling, but as a subsidiary to this: Do not fail to enrich your whole capital…
The first law of success is concentration - to bed all the energies to one point, and to go directly…
It is not, of course, the subject that is or isn't dull, but the quality of attention that we do…
We all have two childhoods, the unhappy one and the happy one.
With the "civilized" person contentment is a myth. From the cradle to the grave they are forever longing and striving…

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More Age Quotes

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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that. — J. J. Abrams
Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. — Aristotle
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. — Aristotle
I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become… — Giorgio Armani
I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn't think I… — Paul Auster
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. — Matthew Arnold
You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time.… — Brooks Atkinson
Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. — Margaret Atwood
For years I wanted to be older, and now I am. — Margaret Atwood

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