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James Stephens
Irish Poet
Born: Feb 9, 1880
Died: Dec 26, 1950
Before Man Men Will Women You
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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. James Stephens
Fear Will More Than Curiosity Bravery Even Conquer
We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered, we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell. James Stephens
Wise Back Carries Answer Shell Answered Snail Question Questions Get Asking Asking Questions Even
Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory. James Stephens
Needs Man Memory Past Well Content Itself Man Needs Forgetfulness
Under all wrongdoing lies personal vanity or the feeling that we are endowed and privileged beyond our fellows. James Stephens
Feeling Our Lies Vanity Wrongdoing Beyond Fellows Privileged Personal Endowed
If men understood domestic economy half as well as women do, then their political economy and their entire consequent statecraft would not be the futil muddle which it is. James Stephens
Women Political Men Half Would Entire Economy Well Understood Political Economy Domestic Which Then Muddle Consequent
A Leprecaun without a pot of gold is like a rose without perfume, a bird without a wing, or an inside without an outside. James Stephens
Bird Rose Inside Pot Wing Outside Like Perfume Without Gold
To ask questions can become the laziest and wobbliest occupation of a mind, but when you must yourself answer the problem that you have posed, you will meditate your question with care and frame it with precision. James Stephens
You Yourself Problem Care Mind Will Become Frame Must Occupation Answer Question Questions Precision Ask Your Meditate
Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself. James Stephens
Saying You Yourself Before Think Consist Exactly Exactly What No-One Does Said Originality Ever
Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies. James Stephens
Women Enemies Birds Indeed See Able Both Heads Without Provision Surrounded Turning Necessary
By having much, you are fitted to have more. James Stephens
You Having More Fitted Much
Women are stronger than men - they do not die of wisdom. James Stephens
Wisdom Women Men Stronger Women Are Than Die
We are washed both on coming into the world and on going out of it, and we take no pleasure from the first washing nor any profit from the last. James Stephens
World First Profit Pleasure Out Both Take Coming Nor Any Going Washed Washing Last
Any fool can wash himself, but every wise man knows that it is an unnecessary labour, for nature will quickly reduce him to a natural and healthy dirtiness again. James Stephens
Nature Wise Man Wise Man Fool Natural Will Healthy Every Unnecessary Him Himself Knows Reduce Quickly Labour Any Again Wash
A man and a woman may become quite intimate in a quarter of an hour. Almost certainly will they endeavour to explain themselves to each other before many minutes have elapsed; but a man and a man will not do this, and even less so will a woman and a woman, for these are parallel lines which will never meet. James Stephens
Man Woman Will Become Before Other Meet Intimate Parallel Minutes Never Almost Hour Quarter Lines Endeavour Quite May Which Explain Themselves Certainly Less Many Even Each
There is no tragedy more woeful than the victory of hate, nor any attainment so hopelessly barren as the sterility of that achievement; for hate is finality, and finality is the greatest evil which can happen in a world of movement. James Stephens
Achievement Hate World Victory Evil Finality Hopelessly More Attainment Greatest Woeful Nor Tragedy Than Any Movement Happen Which Barren
Knowledge, may it be said, is higher than magic and is more to be sought. It is quite possible to see what is happening and yet not know what is forward, for while seeing is believing, it does not follow that either seeing or believing is knowing. James Stephens
Knowledge Possible Follow See Seeing Magic More Higher Know Knowing Sought Does Said Than Quite May Happening Either While Forward Believing

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