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    It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, and imagine that the elastic which holds the mask on has just broken, so that the man (rather than let the mask slip off) has to tilt his head back and balance the mask on his real face. This is the kind of tyranny which Lawson's face exerts over the rest of his body as he cruises along the corridors. He doesn't look down his nose at you, he looks along his nose.

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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

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Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.

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One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life.

One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life.

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Man must get his thoughts, words and actions out of this vast moral jungle. We are not predators. We are, read more

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Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. [Matthew 7:120].

Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. [Matthew 7:120].

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Oh, how bitter it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.

Oh, how bitter it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.

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Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance read more

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.

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Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

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