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There is nothing better fitted to delight the reader than change
of circumstances and varieties of fortune.
[Lat., read more
There is nothing better fitted to delight the reader than change
of circumstances and varieties of fortune.
[Lat., Nihil est aptius delectationem lectoris quam temporum
varietates fortunaeque vicissitudines.]
We begin by being dupe, and end by being rogue.
[Fr., On commence par etre dupe,
On read more
We begin by being dupe, and end by being rogue.
[Fr., On commence par etre dupe,
On finit par etre fripon.]
We are restless because of incessant change, but we would be frightened if change were stopped.
We are restless because of incessant change, but we would be frightened if change were stopped.
Can any one find in what condition his body will be, I do not say
a year hence, but read more
Can any one find in what condition his body will be, I do not say
a year hence, but this evening?
[Lat., An id exploratum cuiquam potest esse, quomodo sese
habitarum sit corpus, non dico ad annum sed ad vesperam?]
Nothing is more annoying than a low man raised to a high
position.
[Lat., Asperius nihil est humil read more
Nothing is more annoying than a low man raised to a high
position.
[Lat., Asperius nihil est humil cum surgit in altum.]
Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine.
Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine.
The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.
The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like read more
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass. -John Steinbeck.
Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and read more
Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.