"How it pours, pours, pours, In a never-ending sheet! How it drives beneath the doors! How it soaks the passer's feet! How it rattles on the shutter! How it rumples up the lawn! How 'twill sigh, and moan, and mutter, From darkness until dawn."

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Source : Rossiter Johnson (1902). “Morning Lights and Evening Shadows”

Rossiter Johnson

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“The will to work of everyone in the country is the best guarantee of national survival.”
“When you are rich, people treat you with respect.”
“Men like women who know how to be subtle.”
“For me, I always wonder what's worse: an emotional betrayal or a physical betrayal? That's a really tough call.”
“True religion is not about possessing the truth. No religion does that. It is rather an invitation into a journey that leads one toward the mystery of God. Idolatry is religion pretending that it has all the answers.”

Source : "Q&A on The Parliament of the World's Religions". Weekly mailing, September 5, 2007.
“If you would understand this secret, you must first understand the distinction between training an animal and educating one. Trained animals are relatively easy to turn out. All that is required is a book of instructions, a certain amount of bluff and bluster, something to use for threatening and punishing purposes, and of course the animal. Educating an animal, on the other hand, demands keen intelligence, integrity, imagination, and the gentle touch, mentally, vocally, and physically.”
“No matter who or what you support, I believe in supporting fairness first.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.”

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