"There is nothing at all in life, except what we put there."

--

Sophie Swetchine

“I don't want to be idolized, I just want to play. And to do that you have to run and sweat,”
“Prudence is a duty which we owe ourselves, and if we will be so much our own enemies as to neglect it, we are not to wonder if the world is deficient in discharging their duty to us; for when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others too often are apt to build upon it.”
“When we love and respect people, revealing to them their value, they can begin to come out from behind the walls that protect them.”
“Time doesn't. All that Time does is make it more distant, put more space between you and what happened. It doesn't heal anything. I don't know how or what does the healing, but it isn't Time.”
“The conscience of an artist worthy of the name is like an incurable disease which causes him endless torment but occasionally fills him with silent joy.”

Source : "Stella Vespertina" by Georges Rouault, 1947.
“It's but little good you'll do a-watering the last year's crops”
“the difference between a rebel and a patriot depends upon who is in power at the moment.”
“Trust everyone, but always cut the cards.”

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