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William Mountford
"To commiserate is sometimes more than to give, for money is external to a man's self, but he who bestows compassion communicates his own soul." --
Source : William Mountford, Frederic Dan Huntington (1850). “Martyria: A Legend, Wherein are Contained Homilies, Conversations, and Incidents of the Reign of Edward the Sixth”, p.213
William Mountford
#Sympathy Quotes
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#Men Quotes
“How do I tell you what my heart's been telling me?”
Source : Song: How Do I Get There, Album: Did I Shave My Legs for This?, 1996
“Right before my eyes, I could see my life going away from me and there was nothing I could do.”
Source : Jennifer Niven (2009). “Velva Jean Learns to Drive: Book 1 in the Velva Jean series”, p.367, Penguin
“Edwards recalled that he once planned to coach until he was 60 as he signed an extension to his contract. I was about 62 before I ever remembered that's what I had set up. . . . Now I'm already making plans for next year and recruiting. That's the reason for this. I just feel good right now.”
“You had to endure something yourself before it touched you.”
“I dwell no more in Arcady, But when the sky is blue with May, And birds are blithe and winds are free, I know what message is for me, For I have been in Arcady.”
Source : Louise Chandler Moulton (1908). “The Poems and Sonnets of Louise Chandler Moulton ...”
“All my trust in the politicians had been rubbed away.”
Source : "Turkey: Challenges of Continuity and Change". Book by Meliha Altunisik and Özlem Tür, 2005.
“That's the beauty of being a comedian - it's the one job you're allowed to do that. We're lucky. We're really lucky.”
“It only takes a day to change someone from an anti-intellectual to an intellectual by persuading him that he might be one!”