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Ellen Glasgow Quotes: irony is an indispensable ingredient of the critical vision; it is the safest antidote to sentimental decay.
         

irony is an indispensable ingredient of the critical vision; it is the safest antidote to sentimental decay.


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All change is not growth as all movement is not forward.

All change is not growth as all movement is not forward.



All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.



A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away.

A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away.



What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.



It is lovely, when I forget all birthdays, including my own, to find that somebody remembers me.

It is lovely, when I forget all birthdays, including my own, to find that somebody remembers me.



It is human nature to overestimate the thing you've never had.

It is human nature to overestimate the thing you've never had.



The worst thing about war is that so many people enjoy it.

The worst thing about war is that so many people enjoy it.



The older I grow the more earnestly I feel that the few joys of childhood are the best that life has to give.

The older I grow the more earnestly I feel that the few joys of childhood are the best that life has to give.



I have little faith in the theory that organized killing is the best prelude to peace.

I have little faith in the theory that organized killing is the best prelude to peace.



The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.

The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.





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