"My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied."

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Horatio Nelson

#Character Quotes #Names Quotes #Disgrace Quotes

“Prayer - secret, fervent, believing prayer - lies at the root of all personal godliness.”
“I stand stark naked in front of the mirror and gaze directly into my own eyes. I utter 'Good morning, handsome' and my lips quiver as I stare at myown body. I don't break eye contact until I blow my load. Not once do I actually touch myself.”
“So much the worse for those who fear wine, for it is because they have some bad thoughts which they are afraid the liquor will extract from their hearts.”
“Success does not require you to look out the window, It only requires that you look in the mirror”
“Alas! for love, if thou art all, And nought beyond, O earth.”
“In my estimation, there has not been in American history a more important leak than Edward Snowden's release of NSA material, and that definitely includes the Pentagon Papers 40 years ago.”

Source : "Edward Snowden: saving us from the United Stasi of America" by Daniel Ellsberg, www.theguardian.com. June 10, 2013.
“Beyond doubt, the most salient characteristic of life in this latter half of the 19th Century is its SPEED”
“Being a father is just wonderful.”

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