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Few are the giants of the soul who actually feel that the human race is their family circle.

~Freya Stark

Topics: Actually Circle Family Feel Few Giants Human Human Race Race Soul Who

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If we are strong, and have faith in life and its richness of surprises, and hold the rudder steadily in our hands. I am sure we will sail into quiet and pleasent waters for our old age.

~Freya Stark

Topics: Age Am Faith Hands Hold Life Old Old Age Our Quiet Richness Rudder Sail Steadily Strong Sure Surprises Waters Will I Am

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Absence is one of the most useful ingredients of family life, and to dose it rightly is an art like any other.

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Topics: Absence Any Art Dose Family Family Life Ingredients Life Like Most Other Rightly Useful

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There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.

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Topics: Believe Different Happiness Things

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Christmas... is not an external event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart.

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Topics: Carries Christmas Event External Heart Home Piece

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Curiosity is the one thing invincible in Nature.

~Freya Stark

Topics: Curiosity Invincible Nature One Thing The One Thing Thing

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To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.

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Topics: Alone Awaken Quite Sensations Strange Town World

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The great and almost only comfort about being a woman is that one can always pretend to be more stupid than one is and no one is surprised.

~Freya Stark

Topics: About Almost Always Being Comfort Great More Only Pretend Stupid Surprised Than Woman

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Pain and fear and hunger are effects of causes which can be foreseen and known: but sorrow is a debt which someone else makes for us.

~Freya Stark

Topics: Causes Debt Effects Else Fear Hunger Known Makes Pain Someone Sorrow Us Which

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: January 31st, 1893

Died: May 9th, 1993

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