"Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune."

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Source : "De Institutione Oratoria", XII. 5, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 289-93, 1922.

Quintilian

#Fortune Quotes #Fear Of The Future Quotes

“Like Joseph Mitchell, I would scour the streets of New York and find little pieces of what other people think of as junk - and collect it.”
“If you shut up truth and bury it under the ground, it will but grow, and gather to itself such explosive power that the day it bursts through it will blow up everything in its way.”

Source : "Dreyfus : His Life and Letters‎" edited by Pierre Dreyfus, (p. 175), 1937.
“It becomes harder and harder to say where the world stops and the person begins.”

Source : Andy Clark (2004). “Natural-born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence”, p.7, Oxford University Press, USA
“It is quite possible that the truest and most eloquent art is a successful fusion of both the visible and visionary worlds, each enhancing and reinforcing the other.”
“Using clichÃ©s is a substitute for thinking”
“Well Connor thought ruefully At least now I know who to thank for my anger issues.”

Source : Justin Somper (2009). “Vampirates: Black Heart”, p.341, Hachette UK
“A long December and there's reason to believe, maybe this year will be better than the last.”
“Whoever tells the best story wins.”

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