James M. Barrie Quotes

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James M. Barrie

Profession : Playwright

Birth : May 9, 1860

Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow.

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The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

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We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss of it.

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The most useless are those who never change through the years.

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Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

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God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

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Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your hands!

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Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.

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Always be a little kinder than necessary.

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There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.

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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

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Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

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Every time a child says I don't believe in fairies there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead.

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The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.

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Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in fairies' there is a a little fairy somewhere that falls down dead.

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We are all of us failures - at least, the best of us are.

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To die will be an awfully big adventure.

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Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them.

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I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.

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Ambition - it is the last infirmity of noble minds.

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