“Hatred is blind; rage carries you away; and he who pours out vengeance runs the risk of tasting a bitter draught.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“I'm sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. If you made a mistake, that was all there was to it.”
― The Autobiography of Malcolm X
― The Autobiography of Malcolm X
“Out of Ireland have we come.
Great hatred, little room,
Maimed us at the start.
I carry from my mother's womb
A fanatic heart.”
― The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
Great hatred, little room,
Maimed us at the start.
I carry from my mother's womb
A fanatic heart.”
― The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
“The cup is only one inch wide for a putt that is struck too hard. The cup is four inches wide for a ball that dies at the hole.”
― Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf
― Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf
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