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“Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.”

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Juvenal, a renowned Roman poet, died around 100 AD. His poetry is known for its satire and criticism, with major works including 'Satires' and 'Satires Continuati'. Juvenal's poetry reflects the corruption and moral decay of Roman society at the time, and has had a profound impact on literature. more

“Your prayer must be for a healthy mind in a sound body. Ask for a brave soul that has no fear of death, deems length of life the least of nature's gifts and is able to bear any kind of sufferings, knows neither wrath nor desire and believes the woes and hard labors of Hercules better than the loves and feasts and downy cushions of Sardanapalus. Reveal what you are able to give yourself; the only path to a life of tranquility lies through virtue.”

“Sun of my soul! Thou Saviour dear, It is not night if Thou be near.”

Ifs Soul Night Jesus Sun Dear My Soul Saviour

Book:The Christian year [by J. Keble, ed. by G.W. Doane]. 1st Amer. ed. 3rd Amer. ed

Source: The Christian year [by J. Keble, ed. by G.W. Doane]. 1st Amer. ed. 3rd Amer. ed

“The leaves hop, scraping on the ground. It is deep January. The sky is hard. The stalks are firmly rooted in ice. It is in this solitude, a syllable, Out of these gawky flitterings, Intones its single emptiness, The savagest hollow of winter-sound.”

Hard Sound Sky Solitude Winter Ice Emptiness Hops Rooted Hollow January Stalking Syllables Scraping

Book:The Palm at the End of the Mind: Selected Poems and a Play

Source: The Palm at the End of the Mind: Selected Poems and a Play

“My father asserted that there was no better place to bring up a family than in a rural environment.... There's something about getting up at 5 a.m., feeding the stock and chickens, and milking a couple of cows before breakfast that gives you a lifelong respect for the price of butter and eggs.”

Giving Country Father Environment Couple Eggs Chickens Breakfast Cows Feeding Better Place Lifelong

Author:Bill Vaughan

“The Olympic games should be a matter between individual athletes and the gods. Noisy flag-waving dishonors gods and men alike.”

Men Should Matter Games Individual Athlete Flags Olympics Noisy Olympic Games Dishonor Flag Waving

Author:Dave Beard

“The clocks are all turned forward from Funny Time to Right Time. I always remember, "Spring back or Fall in.”

Remember Time Fall Spring Clock Right Time

Author:Dave Beard

“Here we write well when we expose frauds and hypocrites. We are great at counting warts and blemishes and weighting feet of clay. In expressing love, we belong among the underdeveloped countries.”

Writing Wells Country America Feet Usa Fraud United States Of America Clay Hypocrite Counting Warts Expressing Love Underdeveloped Countries

Author:Saul Bellow

“Thus Dante's motto over Inferno applies with equal force to marriage: "Ye who enter here leave all hope behind.”

Force Behinds Marriage Equal Motto Inferno

Book:Marriage and Love

Source: Marriage and Love

“The washing of dishes does seem to me the most absurd and unsatisfactory business that I ever undertook. If, when once washed, they would remain clean for ever and ever (which they ought in all reason to do, considering how much trouble it is), there would be less occasion to grumble; but no sooner is it done, than it requires to be done again. On the whole, I have come to the resolution not to use more than one dish at each meal.”

Source: The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Essays, Letters and Memoirs (Illustrated): The Scarlet Letter with its Adaptation, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, Tanglewood Tales, Birthmark, Ghost of Doctor Harris… (Including Biographies and Literary Criticism)

“We go all wrong by too strenuous a resolution to go right.”

Resolution Moderation

Book:Complete Novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrated Edition): Fanshawe, The Scarlet Letter with its Adaptation, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, The Marble Faun, The Dolliver Romance, Septimius Felton, Grimshawe's Secret and Biography

Source: Complete Novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrated Edition): Fanshawe, The Scarlet Letter with its Adaptation, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, The Marble Faun, The Dolliver Romance, Septimius Felton, Grimshawe's Secret and Biography

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