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My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
Some fear the dark; I embrace it. It is the only place where my eyes are blind, and my soul read more
Some fear the dark; I embrace it. It is the only place where my eyes are blind, and my soul wanders freely from the truth of reality.
When I gave food to the poor, they called me a saint. When I asked why the poor were hungry, read more
When I gave food to the poor, they called me a saint. When I asked why the poor were hungry, they called me a communist.
We live in the present, we dream of the future and we learn eternal truths from the past.
We live in the present, we dream of the future and we learn eternal truths from the past.
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test read more
Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it. Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
If you will discipline yourself to make your mind self-sufficient you will thereby be least vulnerable to injury from the read more
If you will discipline yourself to make your mind self-sufficient you will thereby be least vulnerable to injury from the outside.
No one wants advice -- only corroboration. - The Winter of Our Discontent.
No one wants advice -- only corroboration. - The Winter of Our Discontent.
