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The best way to fill time is to waste it.
The best way to fill time is to waste it.
There is no greater breach of the public trust than knowingly misleading the country into war. In a democracy, we read more
There is no greater breach of the public trust than knowingly misleading the country into war. In a democracy, we simply cannot tolerate the abuse of this trust by the government.
The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling.
The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling.
One may be continually abusive without saying any thing just; but one cannot be always laughing at a man without read more
One may be continually abusive without saying any thing just; but one cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
We like so much to hear people talk of us and of our motives, that we are charmed even when read more
We like so much to hear people talk of us and of our motives, that we are charmed even when they abuse us.
Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the read more
Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless.
A wounded deer leaps highest,
I've heard the hunter tell;
'Tis but the ecstasy of death,
And then the brake read more
A wounded deer leaps highest,
I've heard the hunter tell;
'Tis but the ecstasy of death,
And then the brake is still.
The smitten rock that gushes,
The trampled steel that springs,,
A cheek is always redder
Just where the hectic stings
Mirth is mail of anguish,
In which its cautious arm
Lest anybody spy the blood
And, you're hurt exclaim.
Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.
Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.
