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Gilbert Parker quotes

British Politician November 23, 1862 – September 6, 1932

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Gilbert Parker quote: "Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are..."
Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars. Gilbert Parker
Gilbert Parker quote: "Imagination is at the root of much that passes for love."
Imagination is at the root of much that passes for love. Gilbert Parker
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. Gilbert Parker
Gilbert Parker quote: "The real business of life is trying to understand each other."
The real business of life is trying to understand each other. Gilbert Parker
Gilbert Parker quote: "But paying is part of the game of life: it is the joy of..."
But paying is part of the game of life: it is the joy of buying that we crave. Gilbert Parker
It must be remembered that the sea is a great breeder of friendship. Two men who have known each other for twenty years find that twenty days at sea bring them nearer than ever they were before, or else estrange them. Gilbert Parker
Gilbert Parker quote: "Memory is man's greatest friend and worst enemy."
Memory is man's greatest friend and worst enemy. Gilbert Parker
In all secrets there is a kind of guilt, however beautiful or joyful they may be, or for what good end they may be set to serve. Secrecy means evasion, and evasion means a problem to the moral mind. Gilbert Parker
She belongs to a race of delightful women, who never do any harm, whom everybody calls good, and who are very severe on those who do not pretend to be good. Gilbert Parker
Gilbert Parker quote: "It is not the broken heart that kills, but broken pride,..."
It is not the broken heart that kills, but broken pride, monseigneur. Gilbert Parker
Gilbert Parker quote: "She was beginning to understand that evil is not absolute, and..."
She was beginning to understand that evil is not absolute, and that good is often an occasion more than a condition. Gilbert Parker
He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his purpose: this was the one being for him in all the world: at this altar he would light a lamp of devotion, and keep it burning forever. Gilbert Parker
Gilbert Parker quote: "He knew the lie of silence to be as evil as the lie of speech."
He knew the lie of silence to be as evil as the lie of speech. Gilbert Parker
Gilbert Parker quote: "For when a child is born the mother also is born again."
For when a child is born the mother also is born again. Gilbert Parker
There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance. Gilbert Parker

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