There is no good in arguing with the inevitable The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat

Quote by James Russell Lowell

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Communism means barbarism

Communism means barbarism

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

There is a law of neutralization of forces, which hinders bodies from sinking beyond a...

There is a law of neutralization of forces, which hinders bodies from sinking beyond a...

Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this - that you are dreadfully...

Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this - that you are dreadfully...

As life runs on, the road grows strange with faces new - and near the...

As life runs on, the road grows strange with faces new - and near the...

Who's not sat tense before his own heart's curtain.

Who's not sat tense before his own heart's curtain.

Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious...

Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious...

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say...

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say...

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps...

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps...

On one issue at least, men and women agree; they both distrust women.

On one issue at least, men and women agree; they both distrust women.

Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those...

Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those...

Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return.

Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return.

Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint.

Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think,...

Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think,...