Agatha Christie

" The evidence of history is against you. The contemporary historian never writes such a true history as the historian of a later generation. It is a question of getting the true perspective, of seeing things in proportion. "
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" It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them. "
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Love
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" I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. "
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Inspirational
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" To every problem, there is a most simple solution. "
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Inspirational
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" Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking.""An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it. "
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Thinking , Humor
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" No, my friend, I am not drunk. I have just been to the dentist, and need not return for another six months! Is it not the most beautiful thought?--Poirot "
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Humor
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" If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off. "
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Philosophy
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" Where do one's fears come from? Where do they shape themselves? Where do they hide before coming out into the open? "
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Philosophy
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" Do you believe in the value of truth, my dear, or don’t you?”“Of course I believe in the truth,” said Rhoda, staring.“Yes, you say that, but perhaps you haven’t thought about it. The truth hurts sometimes – and destroys one’s illusions.”“I’d rather have it all the same.” said Rhoda. “So would I. But I don’t know that we’re wise.”Mrs. Oliver; Rhoda Dawes "
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Truth
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" The truth must be quite plain, if one could just clear away the litter. "
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Investigation
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" What good is money if it can't buy happiness? "
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Happiness , Money
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" One always has hope for human nature "
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Hope
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" We are ready to despair too soon, we are ready to say, ‘What’s the good of doing anything?’ Hope is the virtue we should cultivate most in this present day and age. "
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Virtue , Hope
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Agatha Christie
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15-09-1890 12-01-1976 Novelist, Playwright citation
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