"But as in wailing there's nought availing, And Death unfailing will strike the blow, Then for that reason, and for a season, Let us be merry before we go."

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Source : ?1773 'Let Us Be Merry Before We Go'.

John Philpot Curran

#Blow Quotes #Reason Quotes #Wailing Quotes

“Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.”
“I think good entertainment makes you feel something... it can be a variety of different feelings.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too”

Source : Vincent van Gogh (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Vincent van Gogh (Illustrated)”, p.1171, Delphi Classics
“In other words, Iâ€™m against cheating, greed, cruelty, racism, imperialism, religious fundamentalism, treason, and the seemingly limitless capacity for hypocrisy shown by Bush and his administration.”
“Doing the Right Thing - Sometimes doing the right thing, is to do nothing at all.”
“The thicker the hay; the easier mowed.”
“The man who can face vilification and disgrace, who can stand up against the popular current, even against his friends and his country when he know he is right, who can defy those in authority over him, who can take punishment and prison and remain steadfast-that is a man of courage. The fellow whom you taunt as a 'slacker' because he refuses to turn murderer-he needs courage. But do you need much courage just to obey orders, to do as you are told and to fall in line with thousands of others to the tune of general approval and the Star Spangled Banner?”

Source : Alexander Berkman (2010). “Now and After: the ABC of Anarchist Communism”, p.30, Lulu.com
“There are few pages of history which do not demonstrate that public prayer and ritual never inoculated people against mass-madness and cruelty. What is needed is emphasis on morality and manners.”

Source : Steve Allen (2001). “Vulgarians at the Gate: Trash TV and Raunch Radio : Raising the Standards of Popular Culture”

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