"The War has been waged with success, although there have been in some instances errors and misfortunes. But the heart of the nation is sounder and its hopes brighter."

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Source : Gideon Welles (2014). “Diary of Gideon Welles: Volumes I & II (Expanded)”, p.472, BIG BYTE BOOKS

Gideon Welles

#War Quotes #Heart Quotes #Errors Quotes

“You are the Golden Witnessing Screen. Meditation is the effortless effort to keep that screen clean, clear and perfect.”
“I think British humour is very cruel, and gay humour is very cruel. I think the two go hand-in-hand and that's why they mix so well in England. I think that's why you get so many gay comedians in England that are accepted so well because British humour is very cruel. I love it.”

Source : Source: www.theguardian.com
“And thus of all my harvest-hope I have Nought reaped but a weedye crop of care.”
“For the Christian, death is not the end of adventure but a doorway from a wold where dreams and adventures shrink, to a world where dreams and adventures forever expand.”
“If there's a song where there's a possibility of guitar stuff that would be fun to listen to, go for it. Don't worry about what anybody thinks.”
“I think everything should happen at halfway to dawn. That's when all the heads of government should meet. I think everybody would fall in love.”
“Constable himself knew the value of such studies, for he rarely parted with them. He used to say of his studies and pictures that he had no objection to part with the corn, but not with the field that grew it.”
“Every conversation, every cuddle, aver kiss and caress, even every disagreement, adds another brushstroke to the picture of home you paint with the days and hours of your life.”

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