"There is no doubt such a thing as chance, but I see no reason why Providence should not make use of it."

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Source : William Gilmore Simms (1853). “Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside”, p.23

William Gilmore Simms

#Doubt Quotes #Use Quotes #Chance Quotes

“We bought it, we own it, and we're going to take it back.”

Source : "Glenn Beck: The Puppet Master". "Glenn Beck", www.foxnews.com. November 9, 2010.
“When a man jumps out of a ten-story building, he doesn't break the law of gravity, he demonstrates it.”
“The war on meth must be fought with a multi-pronged approach.”
“If we from wealth to poverty descend, Want gives to know the flatterer from the friend.”
“Thou silent power, whose welcome sway charms every anxious thought away; in whose divine oblivion drown'd, sore pain and weary toil grow mild, love is with kinder looks beguiled, and Grief forgets her fondly cherish'd wound; oh, whither hast thou flown, indulgent god? God of kind shadows and of healing dews, whom dost thou touch with thy Lethaean rod? Around whose temples now thy opiate airs diffuse?”

Source : Mark Akenside (2012). “Poetical Works of Akenside”, p.285, tredition
“No-strings relationships have helped cure me of love addiction. All my life I've been in long-term monogamous relationships. I had to break that pattern by not allowing myself to have a relationship for a year, stopping myself from committing to men. I haven't been celibate. I've had lots of dates and lots of sex, but I haven't been pushing to turn a date into a relationship. This has been a huge thing for me.”
“Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.”
“There are some people that you cannot change, you must either swallow them whole or leave them alone.”

Source : Margot Asquith (1933). “More Memories”

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