Charles Du Bos quotes
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“Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.”
-- Charles Du BosSource : Charles Du Bos (1940). “What is literature?”
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“Love does not care to define and is never in a hurry to do so.”
-- Charles Du BosSource : Charles Du Bos (1940). “What is literature?”
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“Couldn't we even argue that it is because men are unequal that they have that much more need to be brothers?”
-- Charles Du Bos
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“A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.”
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“The mortal sickness of a mind too unhappy to be kind.”
Source : A. E. Housman (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of A. E. Housman (Illustrated)”, p.64, Delphi Classics
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Source : Ada Leverson (1962). “The little Ottleys: Love's shadow. Tenterhooks. Love at second sight”
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“An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose.”
Source : 1935 Uncommon Law,'Fox-Hunting Fun'.
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