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And it was in the midst of shouts rolling against the terrace wall in massive waves that waxed in volume and duration, while cataracts of colored fire fell thicker through the darkness, that Dr. Rieux resolved to compile this chronicle, so that he should not be one of those who hold their peace but should bear witness in favor of those plague-stricken people; so that some memorial of the injustice and outrage done them might endure; and to state quite simply what we learn in time of... Albert Camus
This day will never come again and anyone who fails to eat and drink and taste and smell it will never have it offered to him again in all eternity. The sun will never shine as it does today...But you must play your part and sing a song, one of your best. Herman Hesse
Gordon B. Hinckley quote: "Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of..."
Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way. Gordon B. Hinckley
Henry Ford quote: "One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only..."
One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again. Henry Ford
Mother Teresa quote: "He who is faultless does not care for the opinion of others."
He who is faultless does not care for the opinion of others. Mother Teresa
Wally Lamb quote: "I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet."
I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet. Wally Lamb
Existence is not itself a good thing, that we should spend a lifetime securing its necessaries: a life spent, however victoriously, in securing the necessaries of life is no more than an elaborate furnishing and decoration of apartments for the reception of a guest who is never to come. Our business here is not to live, but to live happily. A. E. Housman
To throw obstacles in the way of a complete education is like putting out the eyes AND The happiest people I have known have been those who gave themselves no concern about their own souls, but did their uttermost to mitigate the miseries of others. AND We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
He thought that I was after him for a feather---The white one in his tail: like one who takes everything said as personal to himself. Robert Frost
Philosophy, for Plato, is a kind of vision, the 'vision of truth'...Everyone who has done any kind of creative work has experienced, in a greater or less degree, the state of mind in which, after long labour, truth or beauty appears, or seems to appear, in a sudden glory - it may only be about some small matter, or it may be about the universe. I think that most of the best creative work, in art, in science, in literature, and in philosophy, has been a result of just such a moment. Bertrand Russell
Charles Darwin quote: "He who understands baboons would do more towards metaphysics..."
He who understands baboons would do more towards metaphysics than Locke. Charles Darwin
Anais Nin quote: "I am like a snake who has already bitten. I retreat from a..."
I am like a snake who has already bitten. I retreat from a direct battle while knowing the slow effect of the poison. Anais Nin
Isabel Allende quote: "It is common knowledge that no man that women flock to boasts..."
It is common knowledge that no man that women flock to boasts of his conquests. Those who do, lie. Isabel Allende
Some guys-a lot of guys-don't believe what they are seeing, especially if it gets in the way of what they want to eat or drink or believe. Me, I don't believe in God. But if i saw him, I would. I wouldn't just go around saying, "Jesus, that was a great special effect." The definition of an asshole is a guy who doesn't believe what he's seeing. Stephen King
A woman who is convinced that she deserves to accept only the best challenges herself to give the best. Then she is living phenomenally. Maya Angelou

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