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“How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear charmer away!”

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John Gay, born on June 30, 1685 and died on December 4, 1732, was an outstanding English poet. He is best known for his satirical comedy, 'The Beggar's Opera,' which had a profound impact on the development of musical theater. more

“A sense of duty pursues us ever. It is omnipresent, like the Deity. If we take to ourselves the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, duty performed or duty violated is still with us, for our happiness or our misery. If we say the darkness shall cover us, in the darkness as in the light our obligations are yet with us.”

Ifs Stills Light Happiness Morning Darkness Sea Duty Wings Misery Obligation Pursue Deities

Book:Works: with a Biographical Memoir

Source: Works: with a Biographical Memoir

“They gave me star treatment when I was making a lot of money. But I was just as good when I was poor.”

Stars Poor Praise Recognition Treatment Lots Of Money

Author:Bob Marley

“Playing rugby at school I once fell on a loose ball and, through ignorance and fear, held on despite a fierce pummelling. After that it took me months to convince my team-mates I was a coward.”

School Team Ignorance Months Balls Despite Convince Coward Mates Fierce Rugby Team Mate Ignorance And Fear Playing Rugby

Author:Peter Cook

“Even after rowing in all these pieces, it's often hard to determine who will be selected because the decisive factor in seat racing is speed not margin. Boat X beats boat Y by two lengths over 1000 meters in a time of 2:54. After exchanging "Dave" from X to Y for "Scott," Boat X beats boat Y by one length in a time of 2:51. From the rower's perspective, the result is that Dave beats Scott by a length. But in Mike's eyes, Scott beats Dave because on the second piece, X was three seconds faster-even though it only beat Y by a length.”

Two Hard Eye Three Results Pieces Perspective Beats Determine Speed Factors Boat Faster Seats Length Seconds Racing Mike Margins Selected Meter Rowing Dave Exchanging

Author:Chris Ahrens

“To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith of a heretic.”

Trying Suffering Fashion Endure Defeat Triumph Resentment Relish Heretic Compatible

Author:Walter Kaufmann

“Divine right went out with the American Revolution and doesn't belong to the White House aides. What meat do they eat that makes them grow so great?”

House Grows White Divine Revolution Meat White House American Revolution Divine Right

Author:Sam Ervin

“Beautiful as sweet, And young as beautiful, and soft as young, And gay as soft, and innocent as gay!”

Beautiful Young Sweet Gay Innocent Innocence

Author:Edward Young

“The truth is that as we move forward, if one side says we can't raise any taxes on anybody or any interest, and the other side says we can't cut anything, we're obviously not going to make progress on this. And our interest is in making progress on this.”

Ifs Moving Sides Interest Cutting Progress Truth Is Taxes Raises Moving Forward Keep Moving Keep Moving Forward

Author:David Axelrod

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