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Failure is in a sense the highway to success, as each discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true. — John Keats
Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us. — Dustin Hoffman
We despise no source that can pay us a pleasing attention. — Mark Twain
One who's our friend is fond of us; one who's fond of us isn't necessarily our friend. — Seneca the Younger
Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us. — Ernest Renan
Opportunities flit by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost, and the happiness that comes to us we heed not, because of the… — Jerome K. Jerome
We love and understand talent; we wish it be within us. The truly gifted, those exceptional few, must wait for the world to catch up. — John Donne
The truths of life are not discovered by us. At moments unforeseen, some gracious influence descends upon the soul, touching it to an emotion which,… — George Gissing
He who wishes to teach us a truth should not tell it to us, but simply suggest it with a brief gesture, a gesture which… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
If at times our actions seem to make life difficult for others, it is only because history has made life difficult for us all. — John F. Kennedy
It is the curse of prosperity that it takes work away from us, and shuts that door to hope and health of spirit. — William Dean Howells
Since we cannot hope for order, let us withdraw with style from the chaos. — Tom Stoppard
When fortune surprises us by giving us some great office without having gradually led us to expect it, or without having raised our hopes, it… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Unto him who is able to keep us from falling, and lift us from the dark to the bright mountain of hope, from the midnight… — Martin Luther
It is a part of English hypocrisy or English reserve, that whilst we are fluent enough in grumbling about small inconveniences, we insist on making… — Max Beerbohm
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us. — Ben Jonson
The qualities we have, make us so ridiculous as those which we affect. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The owner of a Florida massage parlor has been arrested by police. "There weren't any serious violations," said the officers, "she just rubbed us the… — George Carlin
For the purpose of knowledge we must know how to make use of the inward current which draws us towards a thing, and also of… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Improvisation is the essence of good talk. Heaven defend us from the talker who doles out things prepared for us; but let heaven not less… — Max Beerbohm

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