"Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life, but in a good many cases the man is in a neighboring saloon and does not hear her."

-- Mark Twain

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“Weep bitterly over the dead, for he is worthy, and then comfort thyself; drive heaviness away: thou shall not do him good, but hurt thyself.”
“I saw deep in the eyes of the animals, the human soul look out upon me.”

Source : Edward Carpenter, Tony Brown (1990). “Edward Carpenter and Late Victorian Radicalism”, p.40, Psychology Press
“Give me a well-cooked, well-served meal, a bouquet, and a sunset, and I can do more for a man's soul than all the cant ever preached. I can even do it without a sunset!”

Source : Anne Ellis (1999). “The Life of an Ordinary Woman”, p.14, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“The wave is the same as the ocean, though it is not the whole ocean. So each wave of creation is a part of the eternal Ocean of Spirit. The Ocean can exist without the waves, but the waves cannot exist without the Ocean.”
“The pleasure of the table belongs to all ages, to all conditions, to all countries, and to all areas; it mingles with all other pleasures, and remains at last to console us for their departure.”

Source : Brillat Savarin (2015). “The Physyology of Taste”, p.25, Editorial MAXTOR
“The National Book Festival is a great way for families and friends to share the creative works of some of America's most-loved authors, .. Readers of all ages can listen to favorite writers speaking about their books, have books autographed, meet many storybook characters and enjoy a day on the National Mall.”
“The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.”
“Someone's got to break the glass ceiling, and once it's broken, everybody else comes clamouring up behind.”

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