"Oh! if people were but acquainted with piety, they would not fear it so much, or give it so unattractive a character; 'tis the balm of life, and perhaps in the world it is believed to consist of bitterness, harshness, uncouthness; but, take my word for it, nothing is more gentle, more yielding, more loving than a pious soul."

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Source : Eugénie de Guérin (1866). “Letters of Eugénie de Guérin”, p.137

Eugenie de Guerin

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“The secret to a happy life is to run out of cash and air at the same time.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I think that Hollywood is content with condescending to Black people, patronizing them, feeling sorry for us, and I think we're happy to take the pat on the head as a people and take whatever awards.”

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“This paper will no doubt be found interesting by those who take an interest in it”
“You yourself must know how boring gravity is to oneself and everyone else.”

Source : Barbara Hambly (2011). “The Silent Tower”, p.66, Open Road Media
“Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books”
“To wait. In our lives we know joy, anger, sorrow, and a hundred other emotions, but these emotions all together occupy a bare one percent of our time. The remaining ninety-nine percent is just living in waiting. I wait in momentary expectation, feeling as though my breasts are being crushed, for the sound in the corridor of the footsteps of happiness. Empty. Oh, life is too painful, the reality that confirms the universal belief that it is best not to be born.”
“I started my career as a surgeon 25 years ago. But it turned out that I am not talented as a surgeon, so I decided to change my career. But I still feel that I am a doctor. So my goal, all my life, is to bring this stem-cell technology to the bedside.”
“I can definitely be tough when pushed. In relationships, you have to take a stand for who you are and how you're willing to be treated.”

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