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Muhammad established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his followers to lay down their lives. — Blaise Pascal
To be shelterless and alone in the open country, hearing the wind moan and watching for day through the whole long weary night; to listen… — Charles Dickens
Eating alone is a disappointment. But not eating matter more, is hollow and green, has thorns like a chain of fish hooks, trailing from the… — Pablo Neruda
It seems to me that I cannot afford, as a self-respecting individual, to refuse to do a thing merely because it will make me disliked… — Eleanor Roosevelt
Just relax. When I was younger, I made myself the victim of catastrophic thinking. Anything that went wrong was the end of the world. But… — Gabourey Sidibe
About midnight the fog shut down again denser than before. One could almost "stand on it." It continued so for a number of days, the… — Joshua Slocum
They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down… — Laurence Binyon
They do say that when a man starts down hill everybody is ready to help him with a kick, and I suppose it is so. — Mark Twain
I want to settle down this last time. I say last, because I don't think I'm in any condition to live a long time from… — Elaine Stritch
Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid...He is the hero, he is everything.… — Raymond Chandler
There was a magic about the sea. People were drawn to it. People wanted to love by it, swim in it, play in it, look… — Cecelia Ahern
Mankind owns four things that are no good at sea: rudder, anchor, oars and the fear of going down. — Antonio Machado
We now no longer camp as for a night, but have settled down on earth and forgotten heaven. — Henry David Thoreau
As the Little House settled down on her new foundation, she smiled happily. Once again she could watch the sun and moon and stars. Once… — Virginia Lee Burton
'I don't need very much now,' said the boy, 'just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired.' 'Well,' said the tree,… — Shel Silverstein
It is the omnipresent rush of water which give the Este Gardens their peculiar character. From the Anio, drawn up the hillside at incalculable cost… — Edith Wharton
In the spring rain, the pond and the river become one. Into every life some rain must fall. Usually when your car windows are down.… — Langston Hughes
Ours is not so much an age of vulgarity as of vulgarization; everything is tampered with or touched up, or adulterated or watered down, in… — Louis Kronenberger
My girlfriend bought me a down jacket, she said it fit my personality. — Jay London
I'd been an expert at taking beatings. Then I had a lucky break where I did a bully in, by total sheer luck. ... One… — Keith Richards

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