Gilbert Parker
Politician
1862-11-23
Quotes by Gilbert Parker
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There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance.
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Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars.
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There's no credit in not doing what you don't want to do. There's no virtue in not falling, when you're not tempted.
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Nothing is so unproductive as the law. It is expensive whether you win or lose.
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Man is born in a day, and he dies in a day, and the thing is easily over; but to have a sick heart for three-fourths of one's lifetime is simply to have death renewed every morning; and life at that price is not worth living.
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