Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. …” – Henry Fielding
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. – Henry Fielding
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Life is short. Be swift to love! Make haste to be …” – Henri Frederic Amiel
Life is short. Be swift to love! Make haste to be kind! – Henri Frederic Amiel
Truth is not only violated by falsehood;
Truth is not only violated by falsehood;
it may be outraged by silence. – Henri Frederic Amiel
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secre …” – Henri Frederic Amiel
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary line and adding to one’s liberty. – Henri Frederic Amiel
A belief is not true because it is useful. …” – Henri Frederic Amiel
A belief is not true because it is useful. – Henri Frederic Amiel
Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in …” – Henri Frederic Amiel
Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt. – Henri Frederic Amiel
I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in …” – Louis Nizer
I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds. – Louis Nizer
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see …” – Helen Keller
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. – Helen Keller
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough …” – Douglas Macarthur
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. – Douglas Macarthur
The poor have to labour in the face of the majesti …” – Anatole France
The poor have to labour in the face of the majestic equality of the law, which forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. – Anatole France
The Linux philosophy is ‘Laugh in the face of dang …” – Linus Torvalds
The Linux philosophy is ‘Laugh in the face of danger’. Oops. Wrong One. ‘Do it yourself’. Yes, that’s it. – Linus Torvalds
There is a crisis of leadership and governance in …” – Mo Ibrahim
There is a crisis of leadership and governance in Africa, and we must face it. – Mo Ibrahim
The best thing to do is stare it in the face and m …” – Terri Clark
The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what’s safe and comfortable. – Terri Clark