"If man were never to fade away ... but lingered on forever in the world, how things would lose their power to move us. The most precious thing in life is its uncertainty."

-- Yoshida Kenko

#Moving Quotes #Men Quotes #Forever Quotes

“Don't boast about your hardheartedness or refusal to shed tears. Instead, pray that God will give you a tender heart which will sympathize with others.”
“Give me the centralism of liberty; give me the imperialism of equal rights.”

Source : Charles Sumner (2016). “The Complete Works of Charles Sumner”, p.6482, Library of Alexandria
“When you have an intense game, you're going to have arguments. I have no problem with it. I think it's healthy.”
“Besides if people really want to support the troops they would vote democrat.”
“Plans are things that change.”
“The liberty of a people consists in being governed by laws which they have made themselves, under whatsoever form it be of government; the liberty of a private man, in being master of his own time and actions, as far as may consist with the laws of God and of his country.”

Source : Abraham Cowley, Abraham Cowley, Etc, A. R. Waller (2014). “Essays, Plays and Sundry Verses”, p.377, Cambridge University Press
“By staying focused and flexible, you will meet and exceed your major life-forming goals. Success is not a resting-place - it is a launching pad”
“The fight against syphilis demands a fight against prostitution, against prejudices, old habits, against previous conceptions, general views among them not least the false prudery of certain circles. The first prerequisite for even the moral right to combat these things is the facilitation of earlier marriage for the coming generation.”

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