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Herman Melville quote: "There is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not..."
There is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of man. Herman Melville
Warning to the despised.? If you have unmistakably sunk in the estimation of men you should hold on like grim death to decorum in society with others: otherwise you will betray to them that you have sunk in your own estimation too. When a man is cynical in society it is a sign that he treats himself like a dog when he is alone. Friedrich Nietzsche
I know this - a man got to do what he got to do, I can't tell you. I don't think they's luck or bad luck. On'y one thing in the worl' I'm sure of, an' that's I'm sure nobody got a right to mess with a fella's life. He got to do it all hisself, Help im, maybe, but not tell him what to do. John Steinbeck
it's not my business," Scrooge returned. "It's enough for a man to understand his own business, and not to interfere with other people's. Mine occupies me constantly. Charles Dickens
Jodi Picoult quote: "I'm a daughter from a strong man and beautiful mommy, and I'm..."
I'm a daughter from a strong man and beautiful mommy, and I'm so proud to be I am. Jodi Picoult
Jonathan Swift quote: "As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous..."
As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense. Jonathan Swift
It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future - sub specie aeternitatis. And this is his salvation in the most difficult moments of his existence, although he sometimes has to force his mind to the task. Viktor E. Frankl
While he was watching the ships, Buttercup shoved him with all her strength remaining. Down went the man in black. "You can die too for all I care," she said, and then she turned away. Words followed her. Whispered from afar, weak and warm and familiar. "As... you... wish... William Goldman
But you can wake a man only if he is really asleep. No effort that you make will produce any effect upon him if he is merely pretending sleep. Mahatma Gandhi
Whenever the truth is uncovered, the artist will always cling with rapt gaze to what still remains covering even after such uncovering; but the theoretical man enjoys and finds satisfaction in the discarded covering and finds the highest object of his pleasure in the process of an ever happy uncovering that succeeds through his own efforts. Friedrich Nietzsche
I encountered in the street a penniless young man who was in love. His hat was old and his jacket worn, with holes at the elbows; water soaked through his shoes, but starlight flooded through his soul. Victor Hugo
I pray our Heavenly Father will help us to learn the truth that meaningful love is a continuing process that will bring joy and happiness to all participating parties. May we take the time to show our families, our friends, the stranger, our prophet, and our God that our declarations of love are backed up by performance by our daily lives, that we know for love to be acceptable to God and man it must be continuing and originate from within. Marvin J. Ashton
This is Nature - the balance of colossal forces... the mighty Cosmos in perfect equilibrium produces - this...sometimes it seems to me that man is come where he is not wanted...why should he run about here and there, talking about the stars, disturbing the blades of grass? from Lord Jim Joseph Conrad
There are black zones of shadow close to our daily paths, and now and then some evil soul breaks a passage through. When that happens, the man who knows must strike before reckoning the consequences. H. P. Lovecraft
Fyodor Dostoevsky quote: "God Lord, only a moment of bliss, isn't such a moment..."
God Lord, only a moment of bliss, isn't such a moment sufficient for the whole of a man's life? Fyodor Dostoevsky

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