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Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our hearts blood, as we write it, turns to mere du
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"Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink"

- F. H. Bradley

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This quote by F. H. Bradley speaks to the concept that our experiences in life, when distilled into a couple of words, can end up being stiff and unemotional. It is as if the feeling and life that we put into our experiences is lost when we try to catch them in a few words. It is as if our heart's blood, which is full of life and emotion, is changed into a dull and lifeless ink when we attempt to record it in composing. This quote talks to the concept that our experiences in life are often too intricate and nuanced to be recorded in a few words. It is as if the emotion and life that we put into our experiences is lost when we attempt to catch them in a couple of words. It is as if our heart's blood, which has lots of life and emotion, is transformed into a dull and lifeless ink when we attempt to capture it in writing. This quote speaks with the concept that our experiences in life are frequently too complex and nuanced to be caught in a couple of words, and that the feeling and life that we put into our experiences is lost when we attempt to capture them in a couple of words.

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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by F. H. Bradley between January 30, 1846 and September 18, 1924. He/she was a famous Philosopher from United Kingdom. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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