H. Rider Haggard Quotes

"Time after time have nations, ay, and rich and strong nations, learned in the arts, been and passed away and been forgotten, so that no memory of them remains. This is but one of several; for Time eats up the works of man." ~ She by H. Rider Haggard "There is no such thing as magic, though there is such a thing as a knowledge of the secrets of Nature." ~ She by H. Rider Haggard "There is no such thing as Death, though there be a thing called Change." ~ She by H. Rider Haggard "That which is alive and hath known death, and that which is dead yet can never die, for in the Circle of the Spirit life is naught and death is naught. Yea, all things live for ever, though at times they sleep and are forgotten." ~ She by H. Rider Haggard "Ah, how little knowledge does a man acquire in his life. He gathereth it up like water, but like water it runneth through his fingers, and yet, if his hands be but wet as though with dew, behold a generation of fools call out, 'See, he is a wise man!'" ~ She by H. Rider Haggard Laughter and bitterness are often the veils with which a sore heart wraps its weakness from the world. ~ Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard We may taste of every turn of chance—now rule as Kings, now serve as Slaves; now love, now hate; now prosper, and now perish. But still, through all, we are the same; for this is the marvel of Identity. ~ Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard It is curious to look back and realize upon what trivial and apparently coincidental circumstances great events frequently turn as easily and naturally as a door on its hinges. ~ Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard "It is not wise to neglect the present for the future, for who knows what the future will be, Incubu?" ~ Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard "I love thee, Macumazahn, for we have grown grey together, and there is that between us that cannot be seen, and yet is too strong for breaking." ~ Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard