"I have lived a long time, sir, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth - that God governs in the affairs of men."

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Source : George Lewis Prentiss, Elizabeth Prentiss (1987). “The life and letters of Elizabeth Prentiss”

Benjamin Franklin

#Life Quotes #Men Quotes #Long Quotes

“Oh, Life, I am yours. Whatever it is you want of me, I am ready to give.”
“The whitewashing of windows can provide very effective protection against fire resulting from the heat-flash from nuclear explosions.”
“It is not enough to call yourself a feminist because you are a strong woman. Thatcher was an enemy to feminism, as is Nadine Dorries. Like other liberation movements, feminism has an ideology and a goal. It is not about personal liberty and freedom, but the emancipation from oppression and tyranny for ALL women, whatever our race or class.”
“When I have won a victory I do not repeat my tactics but respond to circumstances in an infinite variety of ways.”
“I am also four, and twelve, and fifteen, and twenty-three, and thirty-one, and forty-five and . . . and . . . and . . .”
“Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.”

Source : Mary Schmich (2012). “The Best of Mary Schmich: Selected Writings by the Chicago Tribune's Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary”, p.33, Agate Digital
“Freedom is found through the portals of our nation's libraries.”
“It's a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind.”

Source : FaceBook post by Naguib Mahfouz from Mar 05, 2014

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