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    Terror is as much a part of the concept of truth as runniness is of the concept of jam. We wouldn't like jam if it didn't, by its very nature, ooze. We wouldn't like truth if it wasn't sticky, if, from time to time, it didn't ooze blood.

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We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.

We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.

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Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.

Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.

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Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.

Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.

by H. G. Bohn Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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God does not treat us as our sins deserve, man treats us as our sins deserve.

God does not treat us as our sins deserve, man treats us as our sins deserve.

by Robert Irvine Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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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.

by Walter Lippmann Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

by Francis Crawford Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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My worst fear is that I'll end up living in some run-down duplex on Wilshire wearing pants hiked up to read more

My worst fear is that I'll end up living in some run-down duplex on Wilshire wearing pants hiked up to my nipples and muttering under my breath.

by Richard Dreyfuss Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.

A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.

by Dorothea Brande Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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Nobody speaks the truth when there's something they must have.

Nobody speaks the truth when there's something they must have.

by Elizabeth Bowen Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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