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The things which must be, must be for the best, God helps us do our duty and not shrink, And trust His mercy humbly for the rest.
Let me look upward into the branches of the flowering oak and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well.
Benefits are acceptable, while the receiver thinks he may return them; but once exceeding that, hatred is given instead of thanks.
Economics is the science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses.
One advantage to having a kid on the spectrum: they tend to be rule followers. Socially, things are harder for them than most kids.
The more wit you have, the more good nature you must show, to induce people to pardon your superiority, for that is no easy matter.
You need diplomacy and not slogans. This is the place for wisdom, the place for seeking windows that will take you to the objective.
Some idea of inflation comes from seeing a youngster get his first job at a salary you dreamed of as the culmination of your career.
The press exerts the pressure of dissent on officials otherwise inclined to rest content with the congratulations of their retainers.
I am saying that the recent activities by Turkey's Ministry of Agriculture, particularly the culling and communication work, is good.
I like computers. It's the first time that I am endorsing a computer brand. I am very computer savvy, so this is certainly up my ally.
What ever is the natural propensity of a person is hard to overcome. If a dog were made a king, he would still gnaw at his shoes laces.
An indefinable something is to be done, in a way nobody knows how, at a time nobody knows when, that will accomplish nobody knows what.
It doesn't set off any alarm bells. As is typical with T. Rowe, no transition comes about abruptly; they tend to be planned pretty well.
Great power constitutes its own argument, and it never has much trouble drumming up friends, applause, sympathetic exegesis, and a band.
At bank, post office or supermarket, there is one universal law which you ignore at your own peril: the shortest line moves the slowest.
It is possible that our race may be an accident, in a meaningless universe, living its brief life uncared for, on this dark, cooling star
On the one hand, it's common sense it's hard to see someone you love get sick or die. People are interconnected and their health is, too.
Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking.
The nations which have put mankind and posterity most in their debt have been small states Israel, Athens, Florence, Elizabethan England.
Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me', and other such simple courtesies.
In addition to wreaking havoc on our bodies, anger close our inner door, making us feel isolated and distrustful, hindering communication.
I heard that [Clarkson] said some petty things about someone I care deeply about, so I just made some petty remarks 'cause I'm a petty guy.
All of us must act selfishly to Iearn charity, must lie to learn honor, must betray and be betrayed to learn to value trust and commitment.
It is a great deal easier to do that which God gives us to do, no matter how hard it is, than to face the responsibilities of not doing it.
Flexibility is indispensable in the talks, .. Only if (the DPRK and the United States) show flexibility, it is possible to reach compromise.
The lioness giveth birth to cubs which remain three days without life. Then cometh the lion, breatheth upon them, and bringeth them to life.
The cold war was an aberration. Note how quickly the Europeans turned on America once 400 hostile divisions were no longer on their borders.
Our enemy sees us clearly. They will not start a war. They're worried about one thing: If democracy develops here, if we succeed, we will win
Do not believe a thing because you read it in a book! Do not believe a thing because another has said it so! Find out the truth for yourself.
It is not easy to describe the present position of legal opinion on advertising and free speech. Only a poet can capture the essence of chaos.
It's against the law to go out on Sunday from the end of June until Labor Day. It forces the fishermen to spend some time with their families.
The easiest books are generally the best; for, whatever author is obscure and difficult in his own language, certainly does not think clearly.
In the game of life, it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.
The wise individual doesn't get too attached to any of life's pleasures, knowing that wonderful science is hard at work proving it's bad for him.
The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.
In the electronic age, books, words and reading are not likely to remain sufficiently authoritative and central to knowledge to justify literature.
It's always been my belief that the victory of Islam will never take place until a Muslim state is established.. in the heart of the Islamic world.
We tried to be as ready and solid as we could be, ... Filmmaking is always some form of chaos, and to what extent you're able to harness the chaos.
A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm.
How meagre one's life becomes when it is reduced to its basic facts. And the last, most complete reduction is on one's tombstone: a name, two dates.
Someday there is going to be a book about a middle-aged man with a good job, a beautiful wife and two lovely children who still manages to be happy.
The test of an abstract picture, for me, is not my first reaction to it, but how long I can stand it hanging on the wall of a room where I am living.
The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in God. The new religion says that he is the atheist who does not believe in himself.
Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to Heaven, is the essence of wisdom.
Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man's lifetime income - which he then spends sending his son to college.
In order to pay it's got to be a pretty big winner. But if it's a big hit from a financial standpoint, then next year you've got a very tough comparison.
The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it's cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from Colombia.
Middle age is when you realize that you'll never live long enough to try all the recipes you spent thirty years clipping out of newspapers and magazines.
A man's penmanship is an unfailing index of his character, moral and mental, and a criterion by which to judge his peculiarities of taste and sentiments.