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John Ciardi Quotes: Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character.
         

Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character.


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There's nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.

There's nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.



The day will happen whether or not you get up.

The day will happen whether or not you get up.



Let our love be like an arch- two weaknesses leaning together to form one strength.

Let our love be like an arch- two weaknesses leaning together to form one strength.



Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.

Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.



You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.

You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.



Men marry what they need. I marry you.

Men marry what they need. I marry you.



Fermentation and civilization are inseparable.

Fermentation and civilization are inseparable.



Written by a sponge dipped in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar.

Written by a sponge dipped in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar.



The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it.

The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it.



The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn't deserve it, give it to him anyhow.

The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn't deserve it, give it to him anyhow.





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