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In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.
In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.
Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out; and when it does read more
Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediately.
A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce.
A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce.
No matter how discouraged we get, God has not asked us to do the impossible
No matter how discouraged we get, God has not asked us to do the impossible
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.
Fear is met and destroyed with courage.
Fear is met and destroyed with courage.
It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.
It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
It is an immense loss to have all robust and sustaining expletives refined away from one! At. moments of trial read more
It is an immense loss to have all robust and sustaining expletives refined away from one! At. moments of trial refinement is a feeble reed to lean upon.
