"Yes, this is life; and everywhere we meet, Not victor crowns, but wailings of defeat."

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Source : Elizabeth Oakes SMITH, John KEESE (of Newburyport, Mass.) (1843). “The Sinless Child, and Other Poems. Edited by J. Keese”, p.163

Elizabeth Oakes Smith

#Life Quotes #Crowns Quotes #Defeat Quotes

“It only takes one lie to taint your entire testimony in a court of law. Honesty is a vital part of having a good reputation.”
“This is a very fashionable charge to bring against a company. This is one of the consequences, in this country, of being in the Internet industry. I think it's quite scandalous, they brought the weakest charges they had.”
“It's an unwritten rule - girl friends' boyfriends are off limits, even after they break up.”
“We cannot both preach and administer financial matters.”
“Tis ever thus when favours are denied; All had been granted but the thing we beg: And still some great unlikely substitute-- Your life, your soul, your all of earthly good-- Is proffer'd, in the room of one small boon.”
“A great piece of comedy is a verbal magic trick.”
“Pity. It seems determined to follow me everywhere.”

Source : Ari Marmell (2012). “Darksiders: The Abomination Vault”, p.99, Del Rey
“Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.”

Source : Song: Sunshine on my shouldersSunshine On My Shoulders, 1971

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