"On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation!"

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Source : Thomas William Parsons (1866). “The magnolia [verse].”, p.29

Thomas William Parsons

#Memorial Day Quotes #Fall Quotes #Rain Quotes

“I am supposed to set an example to young players.”
“As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.”
“What we do for a living does not matter as much as how we do it.”
“I guess even the prettiest things eventually end up stinking. Everything does. We all will die and rot and decay and be reborn as dirt or flowers or worms, or polar bears who will drown because their ice is all melting, or presidents of war-torn countries, or whales swimming around acidifying seas. And then we will rot and decay again. And so it goes.”

Source : Jaimal Yogis (2009). “Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea”, p.231, Simon and Schuster
“Integrate what you believe in every single area of your life. Take your heart to work and ask the most and best of everybody else, too. Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency....”
“If everything was super easy and I didn't have to face the odd bump in the road or difficult time then I guess my 'resilience muscles' wouldn't be in such good shape.”
“The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.”

Source : Martin Van Buren (1969). “Martin Van Buren, 1782-1862: chronology-documents-bibliographical aids”
“I know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by him.”

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