Surely what a man does when he is in an uncomfortable situation is the best evidence for the sort of man he is.
When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.
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And then she understood the devilish cunning of the enemies’ plan. By mixing a little truth with it they had made their lie far stronger.
Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most impressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be saturated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
Evil comes from the abuse of free will.
The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks.
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Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that setbacks and griefs which endure help us in our march forward.
Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
No all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path.
Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.
Society in every state is a blessing, but Government even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Hold every moment sacred. Give each clarity and meaning, each the weight of thine awareness, each its true and due fulfillment.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace.
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
Count your blessings. You are one of a kind. There’s no one in the world like you. You are amazing.
I pray Heaven to bestow the best of the blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.