"It has been said that Poland is dead, exhausted, enslaved, but here is the proof of her life and triumph."

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Source : Henryk Sienkiewicz (2013). “Henryk Sienkiewicz: Three Stories”, p.7, Wildside Press LLC

Henryk Sienkiewicz

#Triumph Quotes #Exhausted Quotes #Proof Quotes

“Every branch of knowledge which a good man possesses, he may apply to some good purpose.”

Source : Claudius Buchanan (1811). “Two Discourses Preached Before the University of Cambridge, on Commencement Sunday, July 1, 1810: And a Sermon Preached Before the Society for Missions to Africa and the East; at Their Tenth Anniversary, July 12, 1810. To which are Added Christian Researches in Asia”, p.64
“Good weather all the week, but come the weekend the weather stinks. When the weather is too hot they complain, too cold they complain, and when it's just right, they're watching TV.”
“In the face of lifeâ€™s difficulties, let us ask the Lord for the strength to remain joyful witnesses to our faith.”
“I saw that everything really was written there before me, and that the doors had only been closed before because I hadn't realized that I was the one person in the world with the authority to open them.”
“With stagnant hourly wages, the only way for working families to get ahead is by working more hours, ... certainly not the path to improving living standards that we'd expect in an economy posting strong productivity gains.”
“One should never spurn a penitent criminal: in his despair he may become twice as much a criminal as before.”
“One cannot spend one's time in being modern when there are so many more important things to be.”
“For there are deeds which have no form, sufferings which have no tongue.”

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