James Oppenheim Quotes

• The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.

  James Oppenheim

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

  James Oppenheim (1916). “War and Laughter”

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• Quick as a hummingbird...she darts so eagerly, swiftly, sweetly dipping into the flowers of my heart.

  James Oppenheim

  Flower, Heart, Hummingbirds

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• The fool is looking for happiness far away. The wise man makes it grow under his feet.

  James Oppenheim

  Wise, Men, Feet

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• We age inevitably:
  The old joys fade and are gone:
  And at last comes equanimity and the flame burning clear.

  James Oppenheim

  Flames, Joy, Age

  James Oppenheim (1916). “War and Laughter”

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• Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses.

  James Oppenheim

  Heart, Rose, Giving

  James Oppenheim, “Bread And Roses”

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• Man's the bad child of the universe

  James Oppenheim

  Children, Men, Universe

  James Oppenheim (1916). “War and Laughter”

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• To be a god
  First I must be a god-maker:
  We are what we create.

  James Oppenheim

  Firsts, Makers, God First

  James Oppenheim (1916). “War and Laughter”

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• Would you end war? Create great Peace.

  James Oppenheim

  Peace, War, Ends

  James Oppenheim (1916). “War and Laughter”

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• Free men set themselves free.

  James Oppenheim

  Freedom, Men, Free Man

  James Oppenheim (1914). “Songs for the New Age”

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• A faith like Lincoln's would transform the world!

  James Oppenheim

  World, Presidents Day

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• They can only set free men free...
  And there is no need of that:
  Free men set themselves free.

  James Oppenheim

  Freedom, Men, Needs

  James Oppenheim (1914). “Songs for the New Age”

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