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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.
On stage I make love to twenty five thousand people; and then I go home alone.
On stage I make love to twenty five thousand people; and then I go home alone.
Who's not sat tense before his own heart's curtain.
Who's not sat tense before his own heart's curtain.
No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness.
No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness.
Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. [Ephesians 4:26].
Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. [Ephesians 4:26].
Lord I disbelieve -- help thou my unbelief.
Lord I disbelieve -- help thou my unbelief.
The term up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fast has no meaning apart from the read more
The term up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fast has no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition such terms have no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a very particular situation... most of our language about the organization and objective's of government is made up of such polar terms. Justice and injustice are typical. A reformer who wants to abolish injustice and create a world in which nothing but justice prevails is like a man who wants to make everything up. Such a man might feel that if he took the lowest in the world and carried it up to the highest point and kept on doing this, everything would eventually become up. This would certainly move a great many objects and create an enormous amount of activity. It might or might not be useful, according to the standards which we apply. However it would never result in the abolishment of down.
You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.
You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.
