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JAMES STEPHENS
Irish poet and writer
(1882 - 1950)

A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust.
      - [Work]

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.
      - [Curiosity]

Originality does not consist in saying what no one else has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.
      - [Originality]

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.
      - [Seeing]

You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive.
      - [Gifts]

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.
      - The Crock of Gold [Women]

Finality is death. Perfection is finality.
  Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.
      - The Crock of Gold (bk. 1, ch. 4) [Death]

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