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the unfortunate thing about worldliness is that its rewards are rather less than its appetites.
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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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That a Jew is despised or persecuted is bad for him, of course-but far worse for the Christian who does it-for although persecuted he can remain a good Jew-whereas no Christian who persecutes can possibly remain-if he ever was one-a good Christian.
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Morale is not a single instinct. It has many ingredients. A sense of personal responsibility, the natural courage of an individual, the amount of his acquired self-discipline -- and above all his interest in others -- these together make up the spirit of morale.
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There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them.
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death ... is not a great affair! Think - it happens once only - to each of us - as birth does. What do you know about being born? that - and no more - will you know about the act of death.
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hurt vanity is one of the cruelest of mortal wounds.
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If a writer is true to his characters they will give him his plot. Observations must play second fiddle to integrity.
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Death deceives relations often, and doctors sometimes, but the patient - never.
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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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