In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it strikes with incredible emphasis. Those are the rare occasions when a national will emerges from the scattered, specialized, or indifferent blocs of voters who ordinarily elect the politicians. Those are for good or evil the great occasions in a nation's history.
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Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better.
Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better.
No man ever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater to himself.
No man ever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater to himself.
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery.
A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery.
In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.
In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.
I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half-empty. And cracked. And read more
I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half-empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth.
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.
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
One good act of vengeance deserves another.
One good act of vengeance deserves another.
