Quote#Wisdom
Life is not all incident; it has its intervals of thought, as well as…
Quote bySarah Stickney Ellis · 1799–1872
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Social Distinction; or, Hearts and Homes (London and New York: J. & F. Tallis, [1848–49]), vol. 2, ch. 5.
English (original)
Life is not all incident; it has its intervals of thought, as well as action—of feeling—of endurance; and in order to reflect, and profit by these, it is sometimes necessary to sit down as it were upon the sand-hills of the desert, and consider from what point in the horizon the journey has been made, or to what opening in the distance it is likely to lead.
— Sarah Stickney Ellis
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