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He had been, he said, an unconscionable time dying; but he hoped that they would excuse it.
He had been, he said, an unconscionable time dying; but he hoped that they would excuse it.
He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again.
He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again.
A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan.
A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan.
The devil helps his servants for a season; but when they get into a pinch; he leaves them in the read more
The devil helps his servants for a season; but when they get into a pinch; he leaves them in the lurch.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is read more
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
In this world, man is a target of death, an easy prey to calamities, here every morsel and every draught read more
In this world, man is a target of death, an easy prey to calamities, here every morsel and every draught is liable to choke one, here one never receives a favour until he loses another instead, here every additional day in one's life is a day reduced from the total span of his existence, when death is the natural outcome of life, how can we expect immortality?
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.
It's not that life is so short, it's just that you're dead for so long.
It's not that life is so short, it's just that you're dead for so long.
I meant, said Ipslore bitterly, what is there in this world that truly makes living worth while? Death thought about read more
I meant, said Ipslore bitterly, what is there in this world that truly makes living worth while? Death thought about it, Cats, he said eventually, Cats are Nice.