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“Nor bird nor beast Could make me wish for anything this day, Being old, but that the old alone might die, And that would be against God's Providence.”
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“Those possest of the greatest Virtues are always least pleas'd with the repetition of them ...”
Source : Eliza Haywood (2004). “Fantomina and Other Works”, p.124, Broadview Press
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“The capacity for extravagant emotion that my husband finds so attractive in me can be exhausting, especially to a child. My moods are mercurial, and this can be terrifying. I know, because I was a daughter of a mother with a changeable temperament.”
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“I kiss her mouth and I know... for everything there is a word... for everything but this.”
Source : Song: Crossed Out Name, Album: Cardinology, 2008
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“The boycott of parliamentary institutions on the part of anarchists and semianarchists is dictated by a desire not to submit their weakness to a test on the part of the masses, thus preserving their right to an inactive hauteur which makes no difference to anybody. A revolutionary party can turn its back to a parliament only if it has set itself the immediate task of overthrowing the existing regime.”
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“Patience is eternal genius”
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“I love to sing, and I love to drink scotch. Most people would rather hear me drink scotch.”
Source : George Burns (1980). “Living It Up”, Berkley
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“Accomplishing the impossible means only the boss will add it to your regular duties.”
