Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.
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No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear,
No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.
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I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve
I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
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I have realized that the past and future are real
I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.
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Never pretend to a love which you do not actually
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
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Now this is not the end. It is not even
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
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The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
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It has been my experience that folks who have no
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
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How is it possible that a being with such sensitive
How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than a god.
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And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of
And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding on.