Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.
E. B. WHITEDemocracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have.
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Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society – things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed.
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The so-called science of poll-taking is not a science at all but mere necromancy. People are unpredictable by nature, and although you can take a nation’s pulse, you can’t be sure that the nation hasn’t just run up a flight of stairs.
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The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.
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You can dissect a joke just as you can a frog. But it tends to die on you.
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I don’t know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.
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I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. “Never worry about your heart till it stops beating.
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Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.
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It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck.
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Before the seed there comes the thought of bloom.
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Writing is hard work and bad for the health.
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A right is a responsibility in reverse.
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If a man is to be obsessed by something, I suppose a boat is as good as anything, perhaps a bit better than most.
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Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.
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Understanding humor is like dissecting a live frog. It can be done, but the frog tends to die in the process.
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We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.
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