Quotes by Jean Toomer

Fear is a noose that binds until it strangles.

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We learn the rope of life by untying its knots.

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The realization of ignorance is the first act of knowing.

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Talk about it only enough to do it. Dream about it only enough to feel...

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People mistake their limitations for high standards.

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No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight.

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Most novices picture themselves as masters - and are content with the picture. This is...

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Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity.

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I am not less poet; I am more conscious of all that I am, am...

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Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own.

#Jean Toomer