Tranquility is like quicksilver. The harder you grab for it, the less likely you will grasp it.
BERNARD WILLIAMSMan never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
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Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
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A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
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Americans are optimists. They hope they’ll be wealthy someday – and they’re positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can.
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Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
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If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.
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An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
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You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.
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There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.
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The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
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September tries its best to have us forget summer.
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Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.
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Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
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Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.
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The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.
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What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.
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