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H. Rider Haggard Quotes

H. Rider Haggard quotes

English Writer June 22, 1856 – May 14, 1925

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The unknown is generally taken to be terrible, not as the proverb would infer, from the inherent superstition of man, but because it so often is terrible. He who would tamper with the vast and secret forces that animate the world may well fall a victim to them. H. Rider Haggard
H. Rider Haggard quote: "As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of..."
As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me. H. Rider Haggard
The world is a great mart, my Holly, where all things are for sale to whom who bids the highest in the currency of our desires. H. Rider Haggard
Then there came a vision to me, a vision that was sent in answer to my prayer, or, perchance, it was a madness born of my sorrows. H. Rider Haggard
And what, O Queen, are those things that are dear to a man? Are they not bubbles? Is not ambition but an endless ladder by which no height is ever climbed till the last unreachable rung is mounted? For height leads on to height, and there is not resting-place among them, and rung doth grow upon rung, and there is no limit to the number. H. Rider Haggard
H. Rider Haggard quote: "Thinking can only serve to measure out the helplessness of..."
Thinking can only serve to measure out the helplessness of thought. H. Rider Haggard
H. Rider Haggard quote: "The acorn of ambition often grows into an oak from which men..."
The acorn of ambition often grows into an oak from which men hang. H. Rider Haggard
H. Rider Haggard quote: "...For like a rugged tree you are hard and sound at the core."
...For like a rugged tree you are hard and sound at the core. H. Rider Haggard
H. Rider Haggard quote: "What I seek I Find, what I find I keep."
What I seek I Find, what I find I keep. H. Rider Haggard

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