Quote #25808
The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but...
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in...
Quote #18733
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in...
Quote #3900
Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand...
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The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by...
Quote #9519
What is not nailed down is mine. Anything that I can pry loose was...
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Each present joy or sorrow seems the chief.
Quote #24930
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current...
Quote #12774
How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in...