Happy are men who yet before they are killed, can let their veins run cold. ~Wilfred Owen
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
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Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. ~Lord Byron
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Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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Complete happiness can look so much like complete terror that its hard to tell them apart. ~Carol Plum-Ucci
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life. ~Joseph Prince
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you do portraits professionally it's not a desire, it's for money. ~Imogen Cunningham
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes Valmore
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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Ignorance is never out of style. It was in fashion yesterday, it is the rage today and it will set the pace tomorrow. ~Frank Dane
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People talk about the '60s, but they were merely a mass production of what the '50s had begun. ~Peter O'Toole
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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I am having a good time doing nothing. ~Phylicia Rashad
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I love America and I hate it. I'm torn between the two. I have two conflicting visions of America. One is a kind of dream landscape and the other is a kind of black comedy. ~Bono
#quotes #bono #united-states