James Stephens
James Stephens
James Stephenswas an Irish novelist and poet...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth2 February 1882
CountryIreland
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It was potentially a safety hazard. We are most appreciative of it being cleaned up,
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God did not need any assistance, but man did; bitterly he wanted it, and the giving of such assistance was the proper business of a woman.
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If a person desires to be a humorist it is necessary that the people around him shall be at least as wise as he is, otherwise his humor will not be comprehended.
irish-poet
Sleep is an excellent way of listening to an opera.
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The mysteries of death and birth occupy women far more than is the case with men, to whom political and mercantile speculations are more congenial.
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Women are stronger than men - they do not die of wisdom.
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When a woman speaks to a man about the love she feels for another man, she is not liked.
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What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow.
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We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.
poet lyrical duty
The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life.
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A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust.
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Quietness is the beginning of virtue. To be silent is to be beautiful. Stars do not make a noise.
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Life runs to death as its goal, and we should go towards that next stage of experience either carelessly as to what must be, or with a good, honest curiosity as to what may be.
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If men understood domestic economy half as well as women do, then their political economy and their entire consequent statecraft would not be the futil muddle which it is.