"Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding."

-- Samuel Johnson

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“Although age has its normal limits, it may be extended by two things-the study of history and by travel. Reading history broadens one's perception of the creation of the world, while travel extends one's field of vision.”

Source : "The Destiny of Doris: A Travel-story of Three Continents" by Julius Chambers, (Preface), 1914.
“Every day you reinvent yourself. Youâ€™re always in motion. But you decide every day: forward or backward.”

Source : FaceBook post by James Altucher from Jul 23, 2016
“Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace in his heart. He exerted a big influence on me.”
“Well, I grew up in a tough neighborhood.”
“It is vain to look for a defense against lightning.”
“Passions weaken, but habits strengthen, with age, and it is the great task of youth to set the current of habit and to form the tastes which are most productive of happiness in life.”

Source : William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1909). “The Map of Life”
“Don't say anything, because I see that you understand me, and I am afraid of your understanding. I have such a fear of finding another like myself, and such a desire to find one! I am so utterly lonely, but I also have such a fear that my isolation be broken through, and I no longer be the head and ruler of my universe. I am in great terror of your understanding by which you penetrate into my world; and then I stand revealed and I have to share my kingdom with you.”
“What you don't see backstage is what really controls the show.”

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