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Jan Struther Quotes

O love’s a simple word to sayWith nature aiding and abetting Picture Quote #1

Punctuality is the thief of adventure Picture Quote #1

[A] certain degree of un-understanding (not mis-, but un-) is the only possible sanctuary which one human being can offer to another in the midst of the devastating intimacy of a happy marriage Picture Quote #1

Come, let us wage a holy war! Picture Quote #1

One is what one remembers: no more, no less Picture Quote #1

Words were the only net to catch a mood, the only sure weapon against oblivion Picture Quote #1

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For to love, loveless, is a bitter pill:But to be loved, unloving, bitterer still Picture Quote #1

For to love, loveless, is a bitter pill: But to be loved, unloving, bitterer still Picture Quote #1

To achieve unity without uniformity is the whole essence of the democratic way of life Picture Quote #1

It seemed to her sometimes that the most important thing about marriage was not a home or children or a remedy against sin, but simply there being always an eye to catch Picture Quote #1

Now heaven be thanked, I am out of love again! I have been long a slave, and now am free; Picture Quote #1

Nature has decreed that for what men suffer by having to shave, be killed in battle, and eat the legs of chickens, women make amends by housekeeping, childbirth, and writing all the letters for both of them Picture Quote #1

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To visit a new country for the first time is great fun; but it is even greater fun to introduce somebody else to a country that you know Picture Quote #1

Giving a party is like having a baby: its conception is more fun than its completion; and once you have begun it, it is almost impossible to stop Picture Quote #1

How much of the fun of parenthood lay in watching the children remake, with delighted wonder, one’s own discoveries Picture Quote #1

To be entirely at leisure for one day is to be for one day an immortal Picture Quote #1

Librarianship is one of the few callings in the world for which is it still possible to feel unqualified admiration and respect Picture Quote #1

When there is a world scarcity of any commodity, whether it’s food or free speech, then the whole world must go on rations in order that eventually the whole world may have it again in plenty Picture Quote #1

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The worst of gardening is that it’s so full of metaphors one hardly knows where to begin Picture Quote #1

Constructive destruction is one of the most delightful employments in the world, and in civilized life the opportunities for it are only too rare Picture Quote #1

Things happen too quickly, crisis follows crisis, the soil of our minds is perpetually disturbed. Each of us, to relieve his feelings, broadcasts his own running commentary on the preposterous and bewildering events of the hour: and this, nowadays, is what passes for conversation Picture Quote #1

Private opinion creates public opinion. Public opinion overflows eventually into national behavior as things are arranged at present, can make or mar the world. That is why private opinion, and private behavior, and private conversation are so terrifyingly important Picture Quote #1

It oughtn’t to need a war to make us talk to each other in buses, and invent our own amusements in the evenings, and live simply, and eat sparingly, and recover the use of our legs, and get up early enough to see the sun rise. However, it has needed one: which is about the severest criticism our civilization could have Picture Quote #1

It’s as important to marry the right life as it is the right person Picture Quote #1

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O love’s a simple word to sayWith nature aiding and abetting (Jan Struther Quotes) Punctuality is the thief of adventure (Jan Struther Quotes) [A] certain degree of un-understanding (not mis-, but un-) is the only possible sanctuary which one human being can offer to another in the midst of the devastating intimacy of a happy marriage. (Jan Struther Quotes) Come, let us wage a holy war! (Jan Struther Quotes) One is what one remembers: no more, no less (Jan Struther Quotes) Words were the only net to catch a mood, the only sure weapon against oblivion (Jan Struther Quotes) For to love, loveless, is a bitter pill:But to be loved, unloving, bitterer still (Jan Struther Quotes) For to love, loveless, is a bitter pill: But to be loved, unloving, bitterer still (Jan Struther Quotes) To achieve unity without uniformity is the whole essence of the democratic way of life (Jan Struther Quotes) It seemed to her sometimes that the most important thing about marriage was not a home or children or a remedy against sin, but simply there being always an eye to catch (Jan Struther Quotes) Now heaven be thanked, I am out of love again! I have been long a slave, and now am free; (Jan Struther Quotes) Nature has decreed that for what men suffer by having to shave, be killed in battle, and eat the legs of chickens, women make amends by housekeeping, childbirth, and writing all the letters for both of them (Jan Struther Quotes) To visit a new country for the first time is great fun; but it is even greater fun to introduce somebody else to a country that you know (Jan Struther Quotes) Giving a party is like having a baby: its conception is more fun than its completion; and once you have begun it, it is almost impossible to stop (Jan Struther Quotes) How much of the fun of parenthood lay in watching the children remake, with delighted wonder, one’s own discoveries (Jan Struther Quotes) To be entirely at leisure for one day is to be for one day an immortal (Jan Struther Quotes) Librarianship is one of the few callings in the world for which is it still possible to feel unqualified admiration and respect (Jan Struther Quotes) When there is a world scarcity of any commodity, whether it’s food or free speech, then the whole world must go on rations in order that eventually the whole world may have it again in plenty (Jan Struther Quotes) The worst of gardening is that it’s so full of metaphors one hardly knows where to begin (Jan Struther Quotes) Constructive destruction is one of the most delightful employments in the world, and in civilized life the opportunities for it are only too rare (Jan Struther Quotes) Things happen too quickly, crisis follows crisis, the soil of our minds is perpetually disturbed. Each of us, to relieve his feelings, broadcasts his own running commentary on the preposterous and bewildering events of the hour: and this, nowadays, is what passes for conversation (Jan Struther Quotes) Private opinion creates public opinion. Public opinion overflows eventually into national behavior as things are arranged at present, can make or mar the world. That is why private opinion, and private behavior, and private conversation are so terrifyingly important (Jan Struther Quotes) It oughtn’t to need a war to make us talk to each other in buses, and invent our own amusements in the evenings, and live simply, and eat sparingly, and recover the use of our legs, and get up early enough to see the sun rise. However, it has needed one: which is about the severest criticism our civilization could have (Jan Struther Quotes) It’s as important to marry the right life as it is the right person (Jan Struther Quotes)