

“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”
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“But my later experience has taught me two lessons: first, that things are seen plainer after the events have occurred; second, that the most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticised.”
― Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant: All Volumes
― Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant: All Volumes

“But was you not afraid, good sir, when you see him come with his club?"
"It is my duty," said he, "to distrust mine own ability, that I may have reliance on him that is stronger than all".”
― The Pilgrim's Progress
"It is my duty," said he, "to distrust mine own ability, that I may have reliance on him that is stronger than all".”
― The Pilgrim's Progress

“Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none.”
― The Pilgrim's Progress
― The Pilgrim's Progress

“The wretch, concentred all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust, from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.”
― The Lay of the Last Minstrel
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust, from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.”
― The Lay of the Last Minstrel
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