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 The philosopher is Nature's pilot. And there you have our difference: to be in hell is to drift: to be in heaven is to steer.  If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards. Even in the deepest sinking there is the hidden purpose of an ultimate rising. Thus it is for all men, from none is the source of light withheld unless he himself withdraws from it. Therefore the most important thing is not to despair. It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else. Response to clapping: "Thank you for ovating." The only victory over love is flight. - Napoleon A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of Hell. I've always been well liked. I was so popular in school, everybody hated me. The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage. I don't think that work ever really destroyed anybody. I think that lack of work destroys them a hell of a lot more. All things come to him who waits- provided he knows what he is waiting for. Goodnight! Goodnight! Parting is such sweet sorrow That I shall say goodnight 'til it be morrow. Lord, if you can't make me thin - can you make all my friends fat? For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth. - Bible The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but cannot do at all, or cannot so well do for themselves, in their separate and individual capacities. For the maintenance of peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks which forerun cannon-shots. - Napoleon Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. Looking repeatedly into the past, you do not necessarily become fascinated with your own life, but rather with the phenomenon of memory. A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. Even the wisest men make fools of themselves about women, and even the most foolish women are wise about men. 
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