Mean spirits under disappointment, like small beer in a thunderstorm always turn sour

Quote by John Randolph

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We all know our duty better than we discharge it.

We all know our duty better than we discharge it.

Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligula's horse...

Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligula's horse...

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money.

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money.

I believe I should have been swept away by the flood of French infidelity, if...

I believe I should have been swept away by the flood of French infidelity, if...

Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.

Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money

I am an aristocrat. I love liberty; I hate equality.

I am an aristocrat. I love liberty; I hate equality.

The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.

The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.

Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell...

Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell...

Suspense is worse than disappointment.

Suspense is worse than disappointment.

Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens,...

Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens,...

People look at you and me to see what they are supposed to be. And,...

People look at you and me to see what they are supposed to be. And,...

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain...

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain...

Women suffer more from disappointment than men, because they have more of faith and are...

Women suffer more from disappointment than men, because they have more of faith and are...

Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish...

Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish...

Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens,...

Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens,...

Disappointments are to the soul what a thunder-storm is to the air

Disappointments are to the soul what a thunder-storm is to the air

When you see that many people with a smile on their face, then you must...

When you see that many people with a smile on their face, then you must...

One heartbreak is like a thousand lessons. Loving again is learning them.

One heartbreak is like a thousand lessons. Loving again is learning them.

Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom

Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom