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 Faith is the capacity of the soul to perceive the abiding ... the invisible in the visible.  He's so old his social security number is two digits. The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man. One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of shore for a very long time. We do not believe until we want a thing and feel that we shall die if it is not granted to us, and then we kneel and believe. True happiness ... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Imagination was given to us to compensate for what we are not; a sense of humor was provided to console us for what we are. It is only the fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of men. The final greatness of the presidency lies in the truth that it is not just an office of incredible power but a breeding ground of indestructible myth. It is vain to ask of the gods what man is capable of supplying for himself. - Epicurus Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap. One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - Stendhal Oratory: the art of making deep noises from the chest sound like important messages from the brain. Why inflict pain on oneself, when so many others are ready to save us the trouble? I think the key is for women not to set any limits. Civilization is just a slow process of learning to be kind. Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object. I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution. Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end. Every day look at a beautiful picture, read a beautiful poem, listen to some beautiful music, and if possible, say some reasonable thing. - Goethe 
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