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Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.
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Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.
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He who has not a good memory should never take upon himself the trade of lying.
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He who waits upon fortune is never sure of dinner.
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Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food.
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Human happiness depends mainly upon the improvement of small opportunities.
Sparks from the philosopher's stone (1882) -
I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.
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I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me-spiritually and financially.
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I venerate old age; and I love not the man who can look without emotion upon the sunset of life, when the dusk of evening begins to gather over the watery eye, and the shadows of twilight grow broader and deeper upon the understanding.
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If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over us, His ear open to our prayer-His grace sufficient, His promises unchangeable.
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It's better to take over and build upon an existing business than to start a new one.
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My son, observe the postage stamp! Its usefulness depends upon its ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.
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No civilized society can thrive upon victims, whose humanity has been permanently mutilated.
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Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment.
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People who ask our advice almost never take it. Yet we should never refuse to give it, upon request, for it often helps us to see our own way more clearly.
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The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a perpetual call upon them to propagate their kind, the latter to preserve themselves.
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The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession.
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What atonement is there for blood spilt upon the earth?.
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What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
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'Landfill' by Daughter has calming, rich tones that are only improved upon by the gorgeous voice of Daughter.
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