"The old pond, ah! A frog jumps in: The water's sound."

-- Matsuo Basho

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“I work alone. Humans are incredible, because when you come alone, they will receive you, they accept you, they protect you, they give you all things that you need, and they teach you all things you must know. When you come with two persons or three persons, you have a group in front of them. They don't discuss with the new persons what is important to them...”
“God is almighty to pardon, but He will not use His power for a shameless sinner. He is able to save and help in time of need, but if you have not repented, how can you expect His aid? The same power God expends on the believer's salvation will be spent on your damnation, for He has bound Himself under oath to destroy every impenitent soul.”
“No matter how hard life is, you are your own architecture. If you give up then thereâ€™s no one that can help you, but if you want to keep building your future, then no one can stop you either.”
“I'd rather be tired than broke!”
“Behind the story I tell is the one I don't...Behind the story you hear is the one I wish I could make you hear.”
“I am pretty controlled I have to say.”
“Nobody has a good name in a bad mouth. Nobody has a good name in a silly mouth either.”

Source : Booth Tarkington (2013). “The Essential Booth Tarkington Collection”, p.2178, eBookIt.com
“If we want to invest in the prosperity of our nation, we must invest in the education of our children so that their talents may be fully employed.”

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