"It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters."

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Edmund Burke

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“Aid is the process by which the poor in rich countries subsidize the rich in poor countries.”
“To pray is to open the door unto Jesus and admit Him into your distress. Your helplessness is the very thing which opens wide the door unto Him and gives Him access to all your needs.”
“The 60s passed and faded and I grew older, and in 1987 bought a house in upstate New York, and it turned out that John Brown was buried down the road from my house and that he had lived there longer than anywhere else and his house was still standing.”
“See the job, do the job, stay out of the misery.”
“Many people have traveled all their lives and yet do not know how to behave themselves when on the road... Ladies and gentlemen should guard against traveling by rail while in a beastly state of intoxication... the morning is a good time to find out how many people have succeeded in getting on the passenger train, who ought to be in the stock car.”
“There is your car and the open road, the fabled lure of random adventure. You stand at the verge, and you could become anything.”
“When there's friction in the house, the only answer is good manners.”
“Time mellows people as it mellows wine, as long as the grapes are good. You may set out to be a businesswoman or businessman but in the course of time end up caring for a dying parent, orphaned niece, or disabled brother. You may encounter illness yourself and end up being a writer, touching the heartstrings, not the purse strings of other people. That's why it's best to always be true to yourself and God and to be flexible within His will. He will use you.”

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