Quotes by Amelia Barr

Amelia Barr

Amelia Barr

British novelist and teacher

Lived from: 1831 - 1919

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 29 march 1831 Died: 10 march 1919

  • But the lover's power is the poet's power. He can make love from all the common strings with which this world is strung.
  • That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life.

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  • All changes are more or less tinged with melancholy, for what we are leaving behind is part of ourselves.
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  • But the lover's power is the poet's power. He can make love from all the common strings with which this world is strung.
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  • But what do we know of the heart nearest to our own? What do we know of our own heart?
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  • Events that are predestined require but little management. They manage themselves. They slip into place while we sleep, and suddenly we are aware that the thing we fear to attempt, is already accomplished.
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  • It is little men know of women; their smiles and their tears alike are seldom what they seem.
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  • It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it.
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  • Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.
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  • That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life.
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  • The great difference between voyages rests not with the ships, but with the people you meet on them.
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  • The inevitable has always found me ready and hopeful.
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  • There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow in it.
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  • What we buy, and pay for, is part of ourselves.
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  • When men make themselves into brutes it is just to treat them like brutes.
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What are the most famous quotes from Amelia Barr?

The two most famous quotes from Amelia Barr are:

  • "All changes are more or less tinged with melancholy, for what we are leaving behind is part of ourselves."
  • "But the lover's power is the poet's power. He can make love from all the common strings with which this world is strung."

When did Amelia Barr live?

Amelia Barr was born in 1831 and died in the year 1919.