"I much condole with you on your late loss... pains and diseases of the mind are only cured by Forgetfulness;--Reason but skins the wound, which is perpetually liable to fester again."

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Erasmus Darwin

#Pain Quotes #Loss Quotes #Mind Quotes

“We should not be discouraged or depressed by our shortcomings. No one is without weakness. As part of the divine plan, we are tested to see whether we master weakness or let weakness master us. Proper diagnosis is essential to proper treatment. The Lord gave us this remarkable assurance: "Because thou hast seen thy weakness thou shalt be made strong" (Ether 12:37). But wishing for strength won't make us strong. It takes faith and work to shore up a weakened cord of integrity.”
“The average politician speaks out of both sides of their mouth. No matter if it's Canada or the United States. And it's all three levels of government here and all parties. They act one way in front of the people and they think people are stupid and they can blow smoke where the sun doesn't shine for these people. And people don't buy it anymore.”

Source : Source: www.citynews.ca
“In any event, colonization and the grant of lands were provincial matters.”

Source : Albert Bushnell Hart, Ph.D. (1909). “Epochs of American History”
“At the moment my art is situated between the pornographic tendency to reveal everything and the erotic inclination to hide what it's all about.”

Source : Marlene Dumas, Emma Bedford, Standard Bank Centre Art Gallery (2007). “Marlene Dumas: Intimate Relations”, p.42, Jacana Media
“When you have bad teams, you've got to be creative to win games you're not supposed to win.”

Source : "Nelson: 'Luckiest guy in the world'" by Marc Stein, www.espn.com. September 6, 2012.
“As a man I'd been a cool customer. As a woman I was a hot tamale.”

Source : Barry Webster (2012). “The Lava in My Bones”, p.92, arsenal pulp press
“Only he who is without anything is without enemies.”

Source : Rafael Sabatini (2008). “Chronicles Of Captain Blood”, p.93, House of Stratus
“Frankly, the reason I joined MENSA is because I was dating a guy at the time who spoke five languages and could solve a Rubik's Cube literally with his eyes closed because it's just an algorithm.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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