“The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.”
Source: Modern Man in Search of a Soul, p. 69
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“One of the most difficult of the philosopher's tasks is to find out where the shoe pinches.”
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“She was a royal child. She knew that golden shoes pinch and there is no escaping them.”
The Gentle Falcon (1957)
Context: When she saw the children jumping first upon one bare foot and then upon the other, she envied them and wished that she, too, could run barefooted for a little while.
For a little while. She was a royal child. She knew that golden shoes pinch and there is no escaping them. <!-- p. 94
“Religion is like a pair of shoes….. Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.”
“Recipes are just descriptions of one person’s take on one moment in time. They’re not rules.”
Source: Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605–1615), Part I, Book IV, Ch. 5.
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“If the shoe doesn't fit, must we change the foot?”
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions (1983), p. 228
Source: Défense des Lettres [In Defense of Letters] (1937), p. 18