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James Stephens
Irish
Poet
About the author
You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive.
James Stephens,
Irish
Poet
Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.
James Stephens,
Irish
Poet
#Will
#Fear
#Curiosity
#Bravery
A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.
James Stephens,
Irish
Poet
#Man
#Woman
#Singing
#Wind
Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.
James Stephens,
Irish
Poet
#Saying
#Originality
Sleep is an excellent way of listening to an opera.
James Stephens,
Irish
Poet
#Listening
#Sleep
#Opera
What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow.
James Stephens,
Irish
Poet
#Will
#Heart
#Today
#Tomorrow
Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies.
James Stephens,
Irish
Poet
#Enemies
#Women
#Birds
Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen.
James Stephens,
Irish
Poet
#Men
#Age
#Women
A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust.
James Stephens,
Irish
Poet
#Thought
Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.
James Stephens,
Irish
Poet
#Nothing
#Death
#Perfection