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There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.
There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.
Anger is one of the sinews of the Soul; he that wants it hath a maimed mind.
Anger is one of the sinews of the Soul; he that wants it hath a maimed mind.
I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and read more
I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying.
Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.
Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.
I think over again my small adventures, my fears, These small ones that seemed so big. For all the vital read more
I think over again my small adventures, my fears, These small ones that seemed so big. For all the vital things I had to get and to reach. And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing. To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world.
People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women read more
People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women have seldom an opportunity of concealing a big belly, or at least the consequences of it.
Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.
Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.
Chivalry is the most delicate form of contempt.
Chivalry is the most delicate form of contempt.
I cannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the most argumentative.
I cannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the most argumentative.