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It is a very dangerous thing to have an idea that you will not practice.

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Phyllis Bottome
Age: 81 †
Born: 1882
Born: May 31
Died: 1963
Died: August 22
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Phyllis Forbes Dennis
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to everything there is an end - except fear.
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... the ears of the hunted grow even keener than a hunter's.
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Truth, though it has many disadvantages, is at least changeless. You can always find it where you left it.
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... not being liked has a certain virtue about it, if the reason for the dislike does not lie in yourself!
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I am never at picnics. The ground was not meant to be sat upon in its raw state, I feel sure, and I prefer my food without either caterpillars or drafts!
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