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Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.
Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.
Who's not sat tense before his own heart's curtain.
Who's not sat tense before his own heart's curtain.
Calamity is man's true touchstone.
Calamity is man's true touchstone.
In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, read more
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.
I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference!.
I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference!.
The responses of human beings vary greatly under dangerous circumstances. The strong man advances boldly to meet them head on. read more
The responses of human beings vary greatly under dangerous circumstances. The strong man advances boldly to meet them head on. The weak man grows agitated. But the superior man stands up to fate, endures resolutely in his inner certainty If ignorant both.
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have read more
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
Fear of success can also be tied into the idea that success means someone else's loss. Some people are unconsciously read more
Fear of success can also be tied into the idea that success means someone else's loss. Some people are unconsciously guilty because they believe their victories are coming at the expense of another.
