"We age inevitably: The old joys fade and are gone: And at last comes equanimity and the flame burning clear."

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Source : James Oppenheim (1916). “War and Laughter”

James Oppenheim

#Flames Quotes #Joy Quotes #Age Quotes

“I would say I'm humanly engaged.”
“The undulent landscape looks serene in every direction. Honey-colored farmhouses, gently placed in hollows, rise like thick loaves of bread set out to cool.”
“Since there is no single set of abilities running throughout human nature, there is no single curriculum which all should undergo. Rather, the schools should teach everything that anyone is interested in learning.”
“Twenty years from now if there is some obscure trivial pursuits question, I am confident I will be the answer.”
“The Church, rightly conceived, is the whole covenant people called to serve in the world. The clergy are also part of the laity, and their true function is to help equip the laity to be the Servant People. If they turn aside to rule and to secure their own status, they have betrayed the calling of the special ministry.”
“For me, speed isn't anything I ever practiced. It's all in the genes. Plus, my mom gave me a lot of vitamins when I was small.”

Source : Interview With Jon Robinson, www.ign.com. October 11, 2006.
“If you are a success in life, there are places you must go and pay to be humiliated. It is an unwritten law that human beings must be tormented throughout their lives in one way or another. If you are fortunate enough to have risen to a social level where no one does it to you for free, then you must pay for the service.”
“Aristotle taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.”

Source : Will Cuppy (2008). “The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody”, p.32, David R. Godine Publisher

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