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In the general course of things, when beauty passes, the flower bows its head upon the stem and fails. Sometimes, though, when the petals droop, a framework of tempered steel is revealed within.
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“All knowledge is worth having.”
“That which yields, is not always weak. Choose your victories wisely.”
Betimes I have heard people bewail the fact that our destinies are shrouded in mystery; I think, though, that it is a blessing of sorts. Surely if we knew what bitterness fate held in store, we would shrink back in fear and let the cup of life pass us by untasted.
I’m to be damned for what I’ve done, I’ll be damned in full and not by halves.”
Questions are dangerous, for they have answers.
“Tomorrow, we may die, so it is best to live today. And some things are best decided in haste.
There is no situation so dire that a hot bath cannot improve one’s outlook; so I have always found to be true.
