Something indefinite is always worse than something definite, a strong fear that doesn't last very long is easier than one that's nebulous but doesn't go away. The Post Office Girl
Will you not allow that I have as much of the spirit of prophecy in me as the swans? For they, when they perceive that they must die, having sung all their life long, do then sing more than ever, rejoicing in the thought that they are about to go away to the god whose ministers they are. The Trials Of Socrates
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. Essays
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Lady Windermere's Fan
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