Gurney, Robert
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Richard Schickel
“Memory is the personal journalism of the soul.” Richard Schickel quotes
Humankind cannot bear very much reality. -Eliot, T. S.
Humankind cannot bear very much reality. -Eliot, T. S.
Not to alter one’s faults is to be faulty indeed. -Confucius
Not to alter one’s faults is to be faulty indeed. -Confucius
"There was at all events one advantage in the choice of this day to my birth; my birthday throughout the whole of my childhood was a day of public rejoicing." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“There was at all events one advantage in the choice of this day to my birth; my birthday …
He would stab his best friend for the sake of writing an epigram on his tombstone. -Wilde, Oscar
He would stab his best friend for the sake of writing an epigram on his tombstone. -Wilde, Oscar
"I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy’s door." – William Cowper
“I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but …
"Our recent engagement with the union has been conducted in a constructive and open atmosphere, and I look forward to this continuing." – Henry Ford
“Our recent engagement with the union has been conducted in a constructive and open atmosphere, and I look …
"Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad" – Proverb
“Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad” – Proverb
Great is the hand that holds dominion over man by a scribbled name. -Dylan Thomas
Great is the hand that holds dominion over man by a scribbled name. -Dylan Thomas
Friends show their love in times of trouble… -Euripides
Friends show their love in times of trouble… -Euripides