~ To err is human, to forgive, divine. ~  ~ An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie;
for an excuse is a lie guarded. ~ ~ Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; aspiring to be angels men rebel. ~ ~ The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres ~ ~ All other goods by fortune's hand are given: A wife is the peculiar gift of Heaven. ~ ~ Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. ~ ~
Hope springs eternal in the human breast. ~ ~ An excuse is worse than a lie, for an excuse is a lie, guarded. ~ ~ Order is Heaven's first law; and this confess,
Some are and must be greater than the rest. ~ ~ Trust not yourself, but your defects to know. Make use of every friend and every foe. ~ ~ What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn't much better than tedious disease. ~ ~ Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise; His pride in reasoning, not in acting, lies ~ ~ Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; aspiring to be angels men rebel. ~ ~ Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave: Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise, - His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies ~ ~ At every trifle, scorn to take offence; that always shows great pride, or little sense ~ Most Popular Topics:
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