"When we can say no not only to things that are wrong and sinful, but also to things pleasant, profitable, and good which would hinder and clog our grand duties and our chief work, we shall understand more fully what life is worth, and how to make the most of it."

-- Charles Warren Stoddard

#Life Is Quotes #Chiefs Quotes #Duty Quotes

“If you expect perfection from people your whole life is a series of disappointments, grumblings and complaints. If, on the contrary, you pitch your expectations low, taking folks as the inefficient creatures which they are, you are frequently surprised by having them perform better than you had hoped.”
“...the hard work and poverty of my childhoodturned out to be my greatest asset in later years. Nothing could ever seem too hard after that.”
“I have had shoulder injuries in the past, but usually it's from training.”
“Our time in this life is limited. And how we respect that time will create a greater possibility for fulfillment.”

Source : Ruben Papian (2013). “How to Wish”, p.26
“We are all so to speak intellectuals about something.”

Source : Randall Jarrell (1965). “A sad heart at the supermarket: essays & fables”
“Your half-caf, double vanilla latte is getting cold over here, Francis.”
“I think I'm one of five people in the Senate who's never been a politician before. And now that I am a politician, what I find weird about it is that I respect myself less.”

Source : "Not My Job: We Quiz Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse On Peaches". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. May 20, 2017.
“Moreover, in Russia there was an enormous amount of landed property to be divided, large estates, crown lands, government land, and the estates held by the monasteries.”

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