Eden Phillpotts Quotes
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We are often jealous of our little secrets, though to another ear they generally convey neither profit nor entertainment.
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Who said it first? We don't know, but very often we find the same ideas attributed to two different people. All we can do is give you both. . . . The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
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The biggest fool may come out with a bit of sense when you least expect it.
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I used to hurt so badly that I'd ask God why, what have I done to deserve any of this? I feel now He was preparing me for this, for the future. That's the way I see it.
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Beer drinking doesn't do half the harm of lovemaking.
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A happy marriage is still the greatest treasure within the gift of fortune.
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Faith is a permanent and vital endowment of the human mind-a part of reason itself. The insane alone are without it.
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No mean woman can cook well. It calls for a generous spirit, a light hand, and a large heart.
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You never know what a fool you can be till life gives you the chance.
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Those who seek to impress upon us that they are gentlemen will usually be found mistaken.
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As for the largest-hearted of us, what is the word we write most often in our cheque-books? "Self.
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