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We are the
creatures of imagination, passion, and self-will, more than
of reason or even of self-interest. Even in the common
transactions and daily intercourse of life, we are governed
by whim, caprice, prejudice, or accident. The falling of a
teacup puts us out of temper for the day; and a quarrel that
commenced about the pattern of a gown may end only with our
lives.
-- William Hazlitt
1778-1830, British Essayist
''You gave me
the key of your heart, my love; then why did you make me
knock?'' Oh that was yesterday, saints above! And last night
-- I changed the lock!
-- John Boyle O'Reilly
1844-1890, Irish Author
Never lose
sight of the fact that all human felicity lies in man's
imagination, and that he cannot think to attain it unless he
heeds all his caprices. The most fortunate of persons is he
who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries.
-- Marquis De Sade
1740-1814, French Author
The only
difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that
the caprice lasts a little longer.
-- Oscar Wilde
1856-1900, British Author,
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