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Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and read more
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it
I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings read more
I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility
While there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; read more
While there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prision, I am not free. -Eugene V Debs.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
Man is a piece of the universe made alive
Man is a piece of the universe made alive
We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance read more
We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands read more
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself.
Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself.