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Ten thousand things there are which we believe merely upon the authority or credit of those who have spoken or written them.


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For Satan always finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.

For Satan always finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.



The eyes of a man in the jaundice make yellow observations on everything; and the soul tinctured with any passion diffuses a false color over the appearance of things.

The eyes of a man in the jaundice make yellow observations on everything; and the soul tinctured with any passion diffuses a false color over the appearance of things.



Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small: Love so amazing, so divine Demands my soul, my life, my all.

Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small: Love so amazing, so divine Demands my soul, my life, my all.



Poesy and oratory omit things not essential, and insert little beautiful digressions, in order to place everything in the most effective light.

Poesy and oratory omit things not essential, and insert little beautiful digressions, in order to place everything in the most effective light.



Every one of his opinions appears to himself to be written with sunbeams.

Every one of his opinions appears to himself to be written with sunbeams.



Speak softly. It is far better to rule by love than fear.Speak softly. Let no harsh words mar the good we may do here.

Speak softly. It is far better to rule by love than fear.Speak softly. Let no harsh words mar the good we may do here.



If I could reach from pole to pole or grasp the ocean with a span, I would be measured by the soul The mind's the standard of the Man.

If I could reach from pole to pole or grasp the ocean with a span, I would be measured by the soul The mind's the standard of the Man.



When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of Glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride.

When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of Glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride.



Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.

Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.



Our God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come,Our shelter from the stormy blast,And our eternal home.

Our God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come,Our shelter from the stormy blast,And our eternal home.





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I have an attitude. It's what I do. I'm edgy. I have an attitude.

I have an attitude. It's what I do. I'm edgy. I have an attitude.



Either you're growing or you're decaying; there's no middle ground. If you're standing still, you're decaying.

Either you're growing or you're decaying; there's no middle ground. If you're standing still, you're decaying.



Sickness is a sort of early old age; it teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state.

Sickness is a sort of early old age; it teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state.



Being a goalkeeper is like being the guy in the military who makes the bombs - one mistake and everyone gets blown up.

Being a goalkeeper is like being the guy in the military who makes the bombs - one mistake and everyone gets blown up.



Unity is what we are afraid of so fear is insanity. Let’s love each other.

Unity is what we are afraid of so fear is insanity. Let’s love each other.



It was mint and memories and the past and the future and she felt as if she’d done this before and already she longed to do it again.

It was mint and memories and the past and the future and she felt as if she’d done this before and already she longed to do it again.



Neither in my private life nor in my writings, have I ever made a secret of being an out-and-out unbeliever.

Neither in my private life nor in my writings, have I ever made a secret of being an out-and-out unbeliever.



They whipped us like a tied up goat.

They whipped us like a tied up goat.



As soon as we react, we become slaves. A man blames me, and I immediately react in the form of anger. A little vibration which he created made me a slave.

As soon as we react, we become slaves. A man blames me, and I immediately react in the form of anger. A little vibration which he created made me a slave.



Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.

Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.




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