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Henry James Quotes: That accurst autobiographic form which puts a premium on the loose, the improvised, the cheap, and the easy.
         

That accurst autobiographic form which puts a premium on the loose, the improvised, the cheap, and the easy.


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Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.



We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.



Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.



Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.



Excellence does not require perfection.

Excellence does not require perfection.



The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.

The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.



I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.

I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.



It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.





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