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Fortune befriends the bold. Oh, to be only half as wonderful as my child thought I was when he was small, and only half as stupid as my teenager now thinks I am. Most people are not for or against anything; the first object of getting people together is to make them respond somehow, to overcome inertia. It is impossible to fulfill the law concerning love for Me, God eternal, apart from the law concerning love for your neighbors. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order. Backward, turn backward, O Time in your flight; Make me a child again just for tonight. A bird can roost but on one branch. A mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river. Man is by nature a civic animal. Faith hasn't got no eyes, but she's long-legged. We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives. To be of no Church is dangerous. The only unhappiness is a life of boredom. Perhaps I am stronger than I think. All bonafide revolutions are of necessity revolutions of the spirit. The more you let yourself go, the less others let you go. Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. During a very busy life I have often been asked, "How did you manage to it all?" The answer is very simple: it is because I did everything promptly. If you would be loved, love and be lovable. Faith, hope, and charity-if we had more of the first two, we'd need less of the last.
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