"The British merchants represented that they received some profit indeed from Virginia and South Carolina, as well as the West Indies; but as for the rest of this continent, they were constant losers in trade."

-- Ezra Stiles

#Virginia Quotes #West Quotes #South Carolina Quotes

“Phantoms in general are nothing more than trifling disorders of the spirit; images we cannot contain within the bounds of sleep.”
“I went with my very being toward language.”
“Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.”
“So as you are, in whatever conditions you are, in whatever situations you are, whatever may be the surroundings, like a dirty mire full of creatures and filth, you can become like lotuses. When you become like lotuses, all that is filth, all that is horrible can become fragrant. And this is what we have to achieve.”
“If you want your ministry to have â€˜itâ€™, more important than anything else weâ€™ve discussed, you must have â€˜itâ€™. When it has filtered through your heart - the rare combination of passion, integrity, focus, faith, expectation, drive, hunger, and Godâ€™s anointing - God tends to infuse your ministry with â€˜itâ€™. He blesses your work. People are changed. Leaders grow. Resources flow. The ministry seems to take on a life of its own.”
“There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become.”

Source : Orison Swett Marden (2015). “ORISON SWETT MARDEN Premium Collection - Wisdom & Empowerment Series (18 Books in One Volume): Steps to Success and Power, How to Get What You Want, An Iron Will, Be Good to Yourself, Every Man A King, Keeping Fit, Prosperity – How to Attract It, Stepping-Stones To Fame And Fortune...”, p.3113, e-artnow
“It's always been family first for me. No matter how well my career goes, nobody here will ask anything of me. I'm just another Dunn to them.”
“Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live, if we do.”

Source : Elizabeth Bowen (1938). “The death of the heart”, Viking Pr

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