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But one thing is needful: and Math hath chosen that good part,
which shall not be taken away from read more
But one thing is needful: and Math hath chosen that good part,
which shall not be taken away from her.
Which of them shall I take?
Both? One? Or neither? Neither can be enjoyed,
If both remain read more
Which of them shall I take?
Both? One? Or neither? Neither can be enjoyed,
If both remain alive. To take the widow
Exasperates, makes mad her sister Goneril;
And hardly shall I carry out my side,
Her husband being alive.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. -Thomas Alva Edison.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. -Thomas Alva Edison.
If it be aught toward the general good,
Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other,
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If it be aught toward the general good,
Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other,
And I will look on both indifferently;
For let the gods so speed me as I love
The name of honor more than I fear death.
Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.
Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.
Rather than be less
Car'd not to be at all.
Rather than be less
Car'd not to be at all.
Better to sink beneath the shock
Than moulder piecemeal on the rock!
Better to sink beneath the shock
Than moulder piecemeal on the rock!
Between two stools one sits on the ground.
[Fr., S'asseoir entre deux selles le cul a terre.]
Between two stools one sits on the ground.
[Fr., S'asseoir entre deux selles le cul a terre.]
In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by other people.
In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by other people.