There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Certain numbers were the same way and certain dates and these with the names of the places were all you could say and have them mean anything. Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene beside the concrete names of villages, the numbers of roads, the names of rivers, the numbers of regiments and the dates. Ernest Hemingway
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  2. Never deviate off the path that society has set for you. Otherwise you may find yourself in a place that you like. - Anthony T. Hincks

  3. I visited many places, Some of them quite Exotic and far away, But I always returned to myself. - Dejan Stojanovic

  4. If where we are now and whatever we are going through does not motivate us to leave this world better than the way we met it, we are in this world for wrong reasons. - Bamigboye Olurotimi

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More Quotes By Ernest Hemingway
  1. The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

  2. Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again."" Hell, " I said, "I love you enough now. What do you want to do? Ruin me?"" Yes. I want to ruin you."" Good, " I said. "That's what I want too.

  3. Oh Jake, " Brett said, "We could have had such a damned good time together." Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly, pressing Brett against me. Yes, " I said. "Isn't it pretty to think...

  4. I didn't want to kiss you goodbye – that was the trouble – I wanted to kiss you good night – and there's a lot of difference.

  5. When you love you wish to do things for. You wish to sacrifice for. You wish to serve.

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