Many count their chickens before they are hatched; and where they expect bacon, meet with broken bones. Don Quixote
“My father used to say that one of the great offences of sham politeness was the neglect of promises. When anything is demanded of you that you cannot do, refuse positively and leave no loopholes for false hopes; on the other hand, grant at once whatever you are willing to bestow.” The Lily Of The Valley
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. Back to Methusaleh
“And I, too, felt ready to start life all over again. It was as if that great rush of anger had washed me clean, emptied me of hope, and, gazing up at the dark sky spangled with its signs and stars, for the first time, the first, I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe.” Stranger
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