All human joys are swift of wing. For heaven doth so allot it. That when you get an easy thing, you find you haven't got it ~Eugene Field
#quotes #eugene-field #happiness #hardship

Though ugliness be the opposite of beauty, it is not the opposite to proportion and fitness; for it is possible that a thing may be very ugly with any proportions, and with a perfect fitness for any use. ~Edmund Burke
#quotes #edmund-burke #beauty

I love all those girls the same as they love me. I get thousands of letters a week from girls who love me... Every time I sing a song, I make love to them. I'm a boudoir singer. ~Frank Sinatra
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You seek problems because you need their gifts. ~Richard Bach
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. ~John Wayne
#quotes #john-wayne #ignorance #hardship #humor

If you can compete, you are going to compete. ~Earl Lloyd
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To learn a belief without the belief is to sing a song without the tune. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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A busy mother makes slothful daughters. ~Portuguese Proverbs
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations. ~Sue Kelly
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The sermon is now the true poppy of literature. ~David Swing
#quotes #david-swing #literature

Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found
Like David's harp of solemn sound. ~Isaac Watts
#quotes #isaac-watts #poetry

Alone, the world offers itself freely to us. To be unmasked, it has no choice. ~Tom Robbins
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Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine. ~James Mooney
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The fight we are in here, make no mistake about it, is a fight of individualism versus collectivism. ~Ayn Rand
#quotes #ayn-rand #mistakes #individual

In independent film you tend to have stories that involve more of a community, and the smaller characters are important to the story. ~David Morse
#quotes #david-morse #stories #film

Strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive. ~Robert Kiyosaki
#quotes #robert-kiyosaki #strength #compassion

Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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