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 (Adversity is) the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free from admirers then.  But where are the snows of yesteryear? There is a pleasure sure, In being mad, which none but madmen know! When a man can observe himself suffering and is able, later, to describe what he's gone through, it means he was born for literature. The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. Many a man never fails because he never tries. One of man's finest qualities is described by the simple word "guts"-the ability to take it. If you have the discipline to stand fast when your body wants to run, if you can control your temper and remain cheerful in the face of monotony or disappointments, you have "guts" in the soldiering sense. The sickening pang of hope deferr'd. A Puritan is a person who lives in the fear that someone, somewhere, may be having a good time. Poetry is the language of a state of crisis. Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age 18. Each new generation is a fresh invasion of savages. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequence of any misfortune. Everybody should believe in something; I believe I'll have another drink. A thick skin is a gift from God. The ultimate indignity is to be given a bedpan by a stranger who calls you by your first name. Every dog has its day, but it's not every dog that knows when he's having it. Jimmy and I were always partners. Art is indeed not the bread but the wine of life. The striking point about our model family is not simply the compete-compete, consume-consume style of life it urges us to follow. The striking point, in the face of all the propaganda, is how few Americans actually live this way. 
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