"Friendship's the privilege of private men; for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial."

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Nahum Tate

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“Civilization, let me tell you what it is. First the soldier, then the merchant, then the priest, then the lawyer. The merchant hires the soldier and priest to conquer the country for him. First the soldier, he is a murderer; then the priest, he is a liar; then the merchant, he is a thief; and they all bring in the lawyer to make their laws and defend their deeds, and there you have your civilization!”

Source : Katherine Anne Porter (2015). “Ship of Fools: A Novel”, p.126, Open Road Media
“emotion without discipline is as dangerous as a high-powered car without brakes.”
“God has wisely kept us in the dark concerning future events and reserved for himself the knowledge of them, that he may train us up in a dependence upon himself and a continued readiness for every event.”

Source : Matthew Henry (1839). “An Exposition of the Old and New Testament: Wherein Each Chapter is Summed Up in Its Contents: Job-Solomon's Song. 1839”, p.946
“Amidst all your cries and laughter let your mind take a moment off, and go still. Look at this moment, this moment alone, and go still.”
“Truman is now seen as a near-great president because he put in place the containment doctrine boosted by the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan and NATO, which historians now see as having been at the center of American success in the cold war.”
“I've got this theory that there is a Volvo in any sane person's future.”

Source : Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk
“Most people like praise . . . When it is really deserved, most people expand under it into richer and better selves.”
“I saw Richard Linklater's film 'Slacker' for my twenty-first birthday. That was the moment when it all seemed possible. This guy gave me hope.”

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