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“Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell, And poppy, or charms, can make us sleep as well, And better than thy stroke. Why swell'st thou then?”

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Book:The Works of John Donne: With a Memoir of His Life

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The Works of John Donne: With a Memoir of His Life

This volume includes a wide range of John Donne's literary works, showcasing his poetic and prose contributions to English literature. It also features a detailed memoir that provides insights into the life and times of the poet. more

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John Donne

John Donne was a renowned 17th-century English poet, known for his profound religious and philosophical reflections. His poetry style was unique, blending the elegance of the Renaissance with the passion of the Reformation. more

“These are the saddest of possible words, Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance. Trio of Bear Cubs fleeter than birds, Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance. Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble, Making a Giant hit into a double, Words that are weighty with nothing but trouble, Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance. This brief poem, immortalized the Chicago Cubs' double-play combination: Shortstop Joe Tinker, second baseman Johnny Evers, and first baseman Frank Chance.”

Firsts Play Chance Trouble Bears Bird Combination Giants Chicago Bubbles Frank Saddest Cubs Trios Shortstops Chicago Cubs

Author:Franklin P. Adams

“When Harel wished to put a joke or witticism into circulation, he was in the habit of connecting it with some celebrated name, on the chance of reclaiming it if it took. Thus he assigned to Talleyrand, in the "Nain Jaune," the phrase, "Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts."”

Ifs Men Names Given Chance Habit Speech Jokes Phrases Disguise Connecting Circulation

Author:Louis Edouard Fournier

“The gentleman has nine cares. In seeing he is careful to see clearly; in hearing he is careful to hear distinctly; in his looks he is careful to be kind, in his manner to be respectful, in his words to be sincere, in his work to be diligent. When in doubt he is careful to ask for information; when angry he has a care for the consequences; and when he sees a chance for gain, he thinks carefully whether the pursuits of it would be right.”

“We possess our body by chance and we are already pleased with it. If our physical bodies went through ten thousand transformations without end, how incomparable would this joy be! Therefore the sage roams freely in the realm in which nothing can escape, but all endures.”

Ifs Ends Body Joy Chance Thousand Ten Transformation Endure Realms Sage Physical Body Incomparable

Author:Zhuangzi

“What I want you to understand, is the full evil of those who claim to have become convinced that this earth, by its nature, is a realm of malevolence where the good has no chance to win. Let them check their premises. Let them check their standards of value. Let them check - before they grant themselves the unspeakable license of evil-as-necessity - whether they know what is the good and what are the conditions it requires.”

Knows Want Earth Values Evil Winning Chance Conditions Standards Claims Convinced Checks Realms Grants I Want You License Premises Unspeakable Malevolence

Book:Atlas Shrugged

Source: Atlas Shrugged

“There is nothing which so certifies the genuineness of a man's faith as his patience and his patient endurance, his keeping on steadily in spite of everything.”

Men Patient Spite Endurance Be Patient Genuineness

Book:Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cures

Source: Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cures

“There is no enemy can hurt us but by our own hands. Satan could not hurt us, if our own corruption betrayed us not. Afflictions cannot hurt us without our own impatience. Temptations cannot hurt us, without our own yieldance. Death could not hurt us, without the sting of our own sins. Sins could not hurt us, without our own impenitence.”

Ifs Hands Hurt Sin Enemy Patient Corruption Temptation Satan Affliction Betrayed Be Patient Impatience

Book:Devotions, Sacred Aphorisms and Religious Table Talk: Selected from the Writings of the Eminently Pious and Learned Bishop Hall ; to which is Prefixed a Brief Memoir of the Author

Source: Devotions, Sacred Aphorisms and Religious Table Talk: Selected from the Writings of the Eminently Pious and Learned Bishop Hall ; to which is Prefixed a Brief Memoir of the Author

“Every day God patiently bears with us, and every day we are tempted to become impatient with our friends, neighbors, and loved ones. And our faults and failures before God are so much more serious than the petty actions of others that tend to irritate us! God calls us to graciously bear with the weaknesses of others, tolerating them and forgiving them even as He has forgiven us.”

Action Serious Bears Weakness Forgiving Faults Patient Neighbor Loved Ones Forgiven Tempted Petty Be Patient Impatient

Book:The practice of godliness

Source: The practice of godliness

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