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.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the...

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the...

Those who never philosophized until they met with disappointments, have mostly become disappointed philosophers

Those who never philosophized until they met with disappointments, have mostly become disappointed philosophers

I don't put my faith or trust in anyone anymore. After a while you just...

I don't put my faith or trust in anyone anymore. After a while you just...

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

When someone cancels on me last minute. I'm like 'B*tch I showered for you!'

When someone cancels on me last minute. I'm like 'B*tch I showered for you!'

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,...

Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to...

Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to...

We must now brace ourselves for disquisitions on peer pressure, adolescent anomie, and rage.

We must now brace ourselves for disquisitions on peer pressure, adolescent anomie, and rage.

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,...

How many young hearts have revealed the fact that what they had been trained to...

How many young hearts have revealed the fact that what they had been trained to...

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that...

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that...

Suspense is worse than disappointment.

Suspense is worse than disappointment.