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Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience read more

Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return.

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The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected: the eye, on the other read more

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected: the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Body Quotes,
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In those whom I like, I can find no common denominator; in those whom I love I can: they all read more

In those whom I like, I can find no common denominator; in those whom I love I can: they all make me laugh.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Love Quotes,
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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Generosity Quotes,
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What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, read more

What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, and replaced by a new dish.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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