"The anger of a meek man is like fire struck out of steel, hard to be got out, and when it is, soon gone."

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Matthew Henry

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“There is no better way to know us Than as two wolves, come separately to a wood.”

Source : Ted Hughes (2009). “The Hawk in the Rain”, p.21, Faber & Faber
“"The caddie will only drink the more if overpaid," you say. Indeed! and to what good purpose do you apply the money you grudge to the poor? Is there something nobler in your gout and dyspepsia than in my caddie's red nose?”
“Confident and courageous leaders have no problems pointing out their own weaknesses and ignorance.”
“I can turn an idea into a business before you know it's going to be important. My first step will blow by you.”
“A teacher had once told them that men were either beasts, gentlemen, or beasts masquerading as gentlemen. Might there be a fourth category â€” gentlemen masquerading as beasts?”
“The food is excellent. The beer is cold. The sun nearly always shines. There is coffee on every corner. Life doesnâ€™t get much better than this.”
“And what has come to prevail in democracies is the very reverse of beneficial, in those, that is, which are regarded as the most democratically run. The reason for this lies in the failure properly to define liberty. For there are two marks by which democracy is thought to be defined: "sovereignty of the majority" and "liberty." "Just" is equated with what is equal, and the decision of the majority as to what is equal is regarded as sovereign; and liberty is seen in terms of doing what one wants.”
“God will never give you any problems that he thinks you can't solve.”

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