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“For all your years prepare,
And meet them ever alike;
When you are the anvil, bear--
When you are the hammer, strike.
”
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And meet them ever alike;
When you are the anvil, bear--
When you are the hammer, strike.
”
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“He drew a circle that shut me out-
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In!”
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Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In!”
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“Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?”
― Areopagitica
― Areopagitica
“Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.”
― The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 3
― The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 3
“I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel.”
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