"True luck consists not in holding the best……" — John Hay
"True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home."
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16 Quotes by John Hay
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Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you…
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Speak with the speech of the world; think with the thoughts of the few.
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The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.
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At my door the Pale Horse stands to carry me to unknown lands.
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There are occasions when you can hear the mysterious language of the Earth, in water, or coming through the trees,…
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Dealing with a government with whom mendacity is a science is an extremely difficult matter.
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There are three species of creatures who when they seem coming are going, when they seem going they come: diplomats,…
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It would never occur to most of us that 'plants' say anything at all, except in terms of what we…
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Make all good men your well-wishers, and then, in the years' steady sifting, Some of them turn into friends. Friends…
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The best loved man or maid in the town would perish with anguish Could they hear all that their friends…
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What is first love worth, except to prepare for a second? What does second love bring? Only regret for the…
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Maidens! why should you worry in choosing whom you shall marry? Choose whom you may, you will find you have…
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