Those that set in motion the forces of evil cannot always control them afterwards.

Quote by Charles W Chesnutt

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Impossibilities are merely things of which we have not learned, or which we do not...

Impossibilities are merely things of which we have not learned, or which we do not...

As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes...

As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes...

Sins, like chickens, come home to roost.

Sins, like chickens, come home to roost.

The workings of the human heart are the profoundest mystery of the universe. One moment...

The workings of the human heart are the profoundest mystery of the universe. One moment...

There's time enough, but none to spare.

There's time enough, but none to spare.

And summer's lease hath all too short a date.

And summer's lease hath all too short a date.

Time is the one thing we possess. Our success depends upon the use of our...

Time is the one thing we possess. Our success depends upon the use of our...

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.

What blossoms beautifully, withers fast

What blossoms beautifully, withers fast

Time goes, you say? Ah, no! alas, time stays, we go.

Time goes, you say? Ah, no! alas, time stays, we go.

All power is a compound of time and patience

All power is a compound of time and patience

Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time.

Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time.

Time discovers truth.

Time discovers truth.

It is the hour to be drunken! to escape being the martyred slaves of time,...

It is the hour to be drunken! to escape being the martyred slaves of time,...

There is a story that when incoming jets throttle back for the approach to Belfast's...

There is a story that when incoming jets throttle back for the approach to Belfast's...

Time and money spent in helping men do more for themselves is far better than...

Time and money spent in helping men do more for themselves is far better than...

It takes less time to do a thing right than it does to explain why...

It takes less time to do a thing right than it does to explain why...

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the...

You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the...