Quotes of Joyce Cary

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I look upon life as a gift from God. I did nothing to earn it. Now that the time is coming to give it back, I have no right to complain.

- Joyce Cary

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“ He didn't realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark. ”

- J.K. Rowling

“ You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ The purpose of life is to love, the purpose of love is to live. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people. ”

- Confucius

“ The only time we can effect an action is now. So learn from the past, have a vision for your future but act NOW. Today will soon be your past so don’t miss your present. ? ”

- Andrea McGibbon

“ Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell. ”

- Joan Crawford

“ A lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ I will be generous with my love today. I will sprinkle compliments and uplifting words everywhere I go. I will do this knowing that my words are like seeds and when they fall on fertile soil, a reflection of those seeds will grow into something greater. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Let me take you from Miss to Mrs ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax

“ One rarely falls in love without being as much attracted to what is interestingly wrong with someone as what is objectively healthy. ”

- Alain de Botton

“ Many, many readers have written asking me wistfully about the nature of Sam and Grace's relationship, and I can assure you, that sort is absolutely real. Mutual, respectful, enduring love is completely attainable as long as you swear you won't settle for less. ”

- Maggie Stiefvater

“ If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner. ”

- Tallulah Bankhead

“ When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. ”

- Plato

“ You left the same way you: with 6 duffle bags and your heart intact. ”

- Gandhi

“ It is better to be respected than it is to be popular. Popularity ends on yearbook day, but respect lasts forever. ”

- John Bytheway

“ The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. ”

- Émile Zola

“ A blooming relationship even if it’s someone else’s, makes me so happy and reinstates my faith in love... ”

- Nitya Prakash

“ To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best. ”

- William M. Thackery

“ Anything I ever did for a person was out of love, nobody can ever finesse me. ”

- Genereux Philip

“ Life is an abstract art, and it’s up to you to make sense of it. ”

- Talismanist Giebra

“ Love doesn't sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread: remade all the time, made new. ”

- Og Mandino

“ I miss your voice because it is a symphony; your scent because it is a treasure; your smile because it is a jewel; your hug because it is a masterpiece; and your kiss because it is a miracle. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. ”

- Max Ehrmann

“ Even when I'm dead, I'll swim through the Earth, like a mermaid of the soil, just to be next to your bones. ”

- Jeffrey McDaniel