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Gerald Brenan Quotes

Gerald Brenan quotes

English Writer April 7, 1894 – January 19, 1987

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Gerald Brenan quote: "If you wish to be brothers, let the arms fall from your hands...."
If you wish to be brothers, let the arms fall from your hands. One cannot love while holding offensive arms. Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan quote: "Those who have some means think that the most important thing..."
Those who have some means think that the most important thing in the world is love. The poor know that it is money. Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan quote: "In a happy marriage it is the wife who provides the climate,..."
In a happy marriage it is the wife who provides the climate, the husband the landscape. Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan quote: "You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt..."
You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in business what a man doesn't know does hurt. Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan quote: "It is by sitting down to write every morning that one becomes..."
It is by sitting down to write every morning that one becomes a writer. Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan quote: "Middle age snuffs out more talent than even wars or sudden..."
Middle age snuffs out more talent than even wars or sudden death does. Gerald Brenan
When I write a page that reads badly I know that it is myself who has written it. When it reads well it has come through from somewhere else. Gerald Brenan
Intellectuals are people who believe that ideas are of more importance than values. That is to say, their own ideas and other people's values. Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan quote: "Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and..."
Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and opinions. Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan quote: "We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few..."
We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure. Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan quote: "We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of..."
We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of them. Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan quote: "As I get older I seem to believe less and less and yet to..."
As I get older I seem to believe less and less and yet to believe what I do believe more and more. Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan quote: "Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing..."
Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself. Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan quote: "The cliche is dead poetry."
The cliche is dead poetry. Gerald Brenan
Gerald Brenan quote: "A healthy old fellow, who is not a fool, is the happiest..."
A healthy old fellow, who is not a fool, is the happiest creature living. Gerald Brenan

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