"The talents lost--the moments run To waste--the sins of act, of thought, Ten thousand deeds of folly done, And countless virtues cherish'd not."

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Source : Sir John Bowring (1824). “Matins and vespers: with hymns and occasional devotional pieces”, p.48

John Bowring

#Running Quotes #Done Quotes #Deeds Quotes

“To lack intelligence is to be in the ring blindfolded.”
“Nothing beats 2 guitars, drum and bass.”
“When one loves, one does not calculate.”
“Fear doesn't go away. The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.”

Source : Steven Pressfield (2002). “The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles”, p.14, Black Irish Entertainment LLC
“The men who start out with the notion that the world owes them a living generally find that the world pays its 'debt' in the penitentiary or the poor house.”
“An irresistible fascination with terrifying death killed me ahead of time.”
“One way to kill an opportunity is to avoid taking it.”
“I was surrounded by strong women so it had never even occurred to me that women were anything other than equal to men.”

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