He has come to the most dreadful conclusion a literary man can come to, the conclusion that the ordinary view is the right one. It is only the last and wildest kind of courage that can stand on a tower before ten thousand people and...
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G.k. Chesterton
Because he could not afford to fail, he could not afford to trust.
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Joseph J. Ellis
A true encounter with the living God will break the spirit of religiosity, empty man of his pride and conform even the most vile and wicked into a living vessel for His glory.
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Robin Bertram
This is stupid."" Look. You think how stupid people are most of the time. Old men drink. Women at a village fair. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>Boys throwing stones at birds. Life. The foolishness and the vanity, the selfishness and the waste. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>The pettiness, the...
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Joe Abercrombie
Is there shame in living off your fellow man or being unable to take care ofyourself? You bet. But a person who’s willing to work and pay their own waycan at least take pride in that even if they can’t take pride in anything else.
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John Hawkins
More Quotes By Mark Twain
After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.
When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
