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We begin by being dupe, and end by being rogue.
[Fr., On commence par etre dupe,
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We begin by being dupe, and end by being rogue.
[Fr., On commence par etre dupe,
On finit par etre fripon.]
Never swap horses crossing a stream.
Never swap horses crossing a stream.
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils.
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils.
Concerning all acts of iniative and creation, there is one elementary truth- that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then read more
Concerning all acts of iniative and creation, there is one elementary truth- that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves, too. -W.H. Murray.
I've never met a person, I don't care what his condition, in whom I could not see possibilities. I don't read more
I've never met a person, I don't care what his condition, in whom I could not see possibilities. I don't care how much a man may ;consider himself a failure, I believe in him, for he can change the thing that is wrong in his life any time he is ready and prepared to do it. Whenever he develops the desire, he can take away from his life the thing that is defeating it. The capacity for reformation and change lies within.
There is nothing better fitted to delight the reader than change
of circumstances and varieties of fortune.
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There is nothing better fitted to delight the reader than change
of circumstances and varieties of fortune.
[Lat., Nihil est aptius delectationem lectoris quam temporum
varietates fortunaeque vicissitudines.]
Weep not that the world changes -- did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were a cause indeed to read more
Weep not that the world changes -- did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were a cause indeed to weep.
Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, read more
Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye... -Corinthians.