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If the human race wants to go to hell in a basket, technology can help it get there by jet.
If the human race wants to go to hell in a basket, technology can help it get there by jet.
It's often said that life is strange. But compared to what?.
It's often said that life is strange. But compared to what?.
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.
Fear is excitement without breath.
Fear is excitement without breath.
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been read more
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans -- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.
It takes a thorn to remove a thorn.
It takes a thorn to remove a thorn.
Once you label me you negate me.
Once you label me you negate me.
We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has ever been
accomplished without enthusiasm.
We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has ever been
accomplished without enthusiasm.
A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A
terrace nine stories read more
A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A
terrace nine stories high rises from hodfuls of earth; A journey of a
thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet.