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 O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt? - Bible  I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth; and truth rewarded me. Never invest your money in anything that eats or needs repairing. A reformer is a guy who rides through a sewer in a glass-bottomed boat. When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his experience. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. For art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstones of our judgement. The artist. . . faithful to his personal vision of reality, becomes the last champion of the individual mind and sensibility against an intrusive society and an offensive state. Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. Nostalgia is a seductive liar. In every age the vilest specimens of human nature are to be found among demagogues. - Macaulay Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. There are four ways God answers prayer: No, not yet; No, I love you too much; Yes, I thought you'd never ask; Yes, and here's more. In order to stand well in the eyes of the community, it is necessary to come up to a certain, somewhat indefinite, conventional standard of wealth. Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long together. It is an aspect of all happiness to suppose that we deserve it. Strange how few After all's said and done, the things that are Of moment. There never was night that had no morn. Oh, how daily life is. (Ah, que la vie est quotidienne.) If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. You've got to keep fighting - you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive. Love your self's self where it lives. No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition. 
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