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“When did one man ever civilize a people?”
Source : John Lothrop Motley (1856). “The Rise of the Dutch Republic: In three volumes”, p.23
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“The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter.”
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“Worrying is one of my few forms of prayer.”
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“Upon Love's bosom Earth floats like an Ark Safely through all the Deluge of the dark.”
Source : Gerald MASSEY (Poet.) (1854). “Poems and ballads ... Containing the Ballad of babe Christabel ... Revised and corrected by the author”, p.29
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“We suffer because we have no humility and we do not love our brother. From love of our brother comes the love of God. People do not learn humility, and because of their pride cannot receive the grace of the Holy Spirit, and therefor the whole world suffers.”
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“Because you never know where life is gonna take you, And you can’t change where you’ve been, But today, I have the opportunity to choose...”
Source : Song: I Choose, 2006
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“Obviously, I would have been happier if Canada had not been conquered in the past by the English, if this part of North America had remained French, but you can't rewrite history.”
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“My friend Madea has "attitude" that comes with wisdom. Back in our teens and twenties, we thought we knew everything and made all those foolish mistakes. Then, when we got a little older, at thirty, we started getting these flashes of light, revelations of what a great and lucky thing it is that we didn't get caught doing those stupid things back then. Around forty, if we are lucky, we stop lying to ourselves. Fifty and above, we've run out of patience for foolishness. Take me to the bottom line.”
