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«The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose»
«The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows.»
Author: Gaston Bachelard
(Philosopher, Poet)
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inn, phantoms, refreshes, repose, sweep, The Shadows
«The mere chink of cups and saucers turns the mind to happy repose»
«The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it»
Author: John Lubbock
(Biologist, Politician)
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Solitude
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depends, haven, havens, prison, punishment, repose, reposed, reposes, reposing, sanctuaries, sanctuary, solitude
«To a woman the house is life militant; to a man it is life in repose»
«We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and, when got, the repose is insupportable»
«We are praying now for the repose of his soul. Hoping you're well and not in hell. Nice change of air. Out of the frying pan of life into the fire of purgatory.»
Author: James Joyce
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frying, frying pan, hoping, Into the Fire, Pan, panning, pan out, praying, purgatory, repose
«The only true retirement is that of the heart; the only true leisure is the repose of the passions. To such persons it makes little difference whether they are young or old; and they die as they have lived, with graceful resignation.»
Author: William Hazlitt
(Writer)
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graceful, leisure, repose, resignation, resignations, retirement, The Passions
«The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes»
«Travelers repose and dream among my leaves.»
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