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 Everything flows, nothing stays still.  You see, dear, it is not true that woman was made from man's rib; she was really made from his funny bone. All men that are ruined are ruined on the side of their natural propensities. We never live, but we are always in the expectation of living. - Voltaire The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowned with fruition. The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. I noticed you weren't checking your watches - you've been shaking them. The American people can have anything they want; the trouble is, they don't know what they want. The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no domination. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely give. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and freedom of nations can make them. Why do we shrink from change? What can come into being save by change? It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive. It is like having sex. Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities as hard as iron. 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 is not every question that deserves an answer. - Syrus Canada was settled, in the main, by people with a lower middle-class outlook, and a respect, rather than an affectionate familiarity, for the things of the mind. By perseverance the snail reached the Ark. Women are most adorable when they are afraid; that's why they frighten so easily. Dignity, high station, or great riches are in some sort necessary to old men, in order to keep the younger at a distance, who are otherwise too apt to insult them upon the score of their age. Great thoughts come from the heart. Oh my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. - Bible 
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