"This, this indeed is to be accursed, For if we mortals love, or if we sing, We count our joys not by what we have, But by what kept us from that perfect thing."

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Source : Paul Laurence Dunbar, “Life's Tragedy”

Paul Laurence Dunbar

#Perfect Quotes #Joy Quotes

“While the debate on the Patriot Act is far from over, it is important that all Americans continue in this dialogue and work together to ensure greater security for our nation.”
“In time you may discover everything that can be discovered, and still your progress will only be progress away from humanity. The distance between you and them can one day become so great that your joyous cry over some new gain could be answered by an universal shriek of horror.”
“Getting a room's not always enough. Sometimes you gotta close the door.”
“If it's coming near the end of a chapter and I'm really getting into it, I tend to get up earlier and earlier, just because I'm excited to get to work.”
“Every one of us is blind and deaf until our eyes are opened to our fellowmen, until our ears hear the voice of humanity.”
“Men love to trust God (as they profess) for what they have in their hands, in possession, or what lies in an easy view; place their desires afar off, carry their accomplishment behind the clouds out of their sight, interpose difficulties and perplexities -- their hearts are instantly sick. They cannot wait for God; they do not trust Him, nor ever did. Would you have the presence of God with you? Learn to wait quietly for the salvation you expect from Him.”
“Those who deny Auschwitz would be ready to remake it.”

Source : Interview with Daniel Toaff, "Sorgenti di Vita", translated by Mirto Stone, March 25, 1983.
“American Sniper focuses on a soldier with 160 kills, or as Harvey Weinstein calls it, a slow morning”

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