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Everything ultimately fails, for we die, and that is either the penultimate failure or our most enigmatical achievement.
Everything ultimately fails, for we die, and that is either the penultimate failure or our most enigmatical achievement.
Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.
Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Failure does not count. If you accept this, you'll be successful. What causes most people to fail is that after read more
Failure does not count. If you accept this, you'll be successful. What causes most people to fail is that after one failure, they'll stop trying.
Stop worrying -- nobody gets out of this world alive.
Stop worrying -- nobody gets out of this world alive.
Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: read more
Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavor, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned.
I think over again my small adventures, my fears, These small ones that seemed so big. For all the vital read more
I think over again my small adventures, my fears, These small ones that seemed so big. For all the vital things I had to get and to reach. And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing. To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world.