“War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.”
― This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of One Hundred Thoughtful Men and Women
― This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of One Hundred Thoughtful Men and Women
“I've made peace with myself.
Good for you. That's the hardest war of all to win.
Didn't say I won. Just stopped fighting.”
― Best Served Cold
Good for you. That's the hardest war of all to win.
Didn't say I won. Just stopped fighting.”
― Best Served Cold
“Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.”
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“everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait . . . there is nothing stronger than these two: patience and time, they will do it all.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
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