Doris Lessing – “There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that…”
Doris Lessing best Best Quotes – “There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best.”
Doris Lessing
Doris Lessing – “The great secret that all old people share is that you really h…”
Doris Lessing best Age Quotes – “The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven’t changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don’t change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.”
Borrowing is not much better than begging, just as …” – Doris Lessing
Borrowing is not much better than begging, just as lending with interest is not much better than stealing. – Doris Lessing
Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexp …” – Doris Lessing
Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so. – Doris Lessing
It is terrible to destroy a person’s picture of hi …” – Doris Lessing
It is terrible to destroy a person’s picture of himself in the interests of truth or some other abstraction. – Doris Lessing
In university they don’t tell you that the greater …” – Doris Lessing
In university they don’t tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools. – Doris Lessing
Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases thi …” – Doris Lessing
Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself. – Doris Lessing
The great secret that all old people share is that …” – Doris Lessing
The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven’t changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don’t change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion. – Doris Lessing