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Yes, child of suffering, thou may'st well be sure He who ordained the Sabbath loves the poor!
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We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.…
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I would never use a long word, even, where a short one would answer the purpose.
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We call those poets who are first to mark, Through earth's dull mist the coming of the dawn, Who see in twilight's…
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The Indian is but a sketch in red crayon of a rudimental manhood. To the problem of his relation to the white…
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I firmly believe that if the whole material medica, as now used, could be sunk to the bottom of the sea, it…
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Youth longs and manhood strives, but age remembers.
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What we most want to ask of our Maker is an unfolding of the divine purpose in putting human beings into conditions…
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I swear my car won't run unless I'm picking my nose: At least, I'm that superstitious about it, so I don't want…
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The whole fabric of our religion is based on superstitious beliefin lies that have been foisted upon us for ages by those…
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Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.
— Sun Tzu
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His mother called such people ignorant and superstitious, but his father only shook his head slowly and puffed his pipe and said…
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The proverb says, "Born lucky, always lucky," and I am very superstitious. As a small boy I was notoriously lucky. It was…
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Creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times.
— Benjamin Franklin
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Solitude is dangerous to reason, without being favorable to virtue. Remember that the solitary mortal is certainly luxurious, probably superstitious, and possibly…
— Samuel Johnson
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I'm not superstitious because it brings bad luck.
— Placido Domingo
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