Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes.

Quote by Carl Sandburg

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I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of...

I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of...

I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.

I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.

One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.

One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.

Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and...

Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and...

A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die,...

A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die,...

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring

We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written.

We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written.

I couldn't see myself filling some definite niche in what is called a career. This...

I couldn't see myself filling some definite niche in what is called a career. This...

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes...

Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes...

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who...

Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who...

I'm either going to be a writer or a bum.

I'm either going to be a writer or a bum.

Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.

Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.

I can remember only a few of the strange and curious words now dead but...

I can remember only a few of the strange and curious words now dead but...

It is the business of little minds to shrink

It is the business of little minds to shrink

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and...

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and...

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious...

Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious...