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“The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can.”

Quote by William Feather

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William Feather

William Feather was an accomplished author whose works spanned various domains including business, history, and personal development. Born on August 25, 1889, and passing away on January 7, 1981, Feather had a writing career that spanned several decades. His books became bestsellers and had a profound impact on the business world. more

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Source: The Confession of a Child of the Century

“Oh! my friend, when you feel bursting on your lips the vow of eternal love, do not be afraid to yield, but do not confound wine with intoxication; do not think the cup divine because the draft is of celestial flavor; do not be astonished to find it broken and empty in the evening.”

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Book:The Confession of a Child of the Century

Source: The Confession of a Child of the Century

“If you are weak, dependent upon others, inclined to allow yourself to be dominated by opinion, to take root wherever you see a little soil, make for yourself a shield that will resist everything, for if you yield to your weaker nature you will not grow, you will dry up like a dead plant, and you will bear neither fruit nor flowers.”

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Author:Alfred de Musset

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Book:The Confession of a Child of the Century

Source: The Confession of a Child of the Century

“It was one of those somber evenings when the sighing of the wind resembles the moans of a dying man; a storm was brewing, and between the splashes of rain on the windows there was the silence of death. All nature suffers in such moments; the trees writhe in pain and twist their heads; the birds of the fields cower under the bushes; the streets of cities are deserted.”

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Book:The Confession of a Child of the Century

Source: The Confession of a Child of the Century

“The fumes of wine fermented in my head; it was one of those moments of intoxication when all that ones sees and hears, speaks to one of the adored.... One would willingly embrace all who smile, and one feels that he is brother of all who live.”

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Book:The confession of a child of the century tr. by Kendall Warren

Source: The confession of a child of the century tr. by Kendall Warren

“No Senses stronger than his brain can bear. Why has not Man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, Man is not a Fly: What the advantage, if his finer eyes Study a Mite, not comprehend the Skies?... Or quick Effluvia darting thro' his brain, Die of a Rose, in Aromatic pain? If Nature thunder'd in his opening ears, And stunn'd him with the music of the Spheres... Who finds not Providence all-good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies?”

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Book:The Dunciad: With Notes Variorum, and the Prolegomena of Scriblerus

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Book:The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes, and the account of his life by dr. Johnson

Source: The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes, and the account of his life by dr. Johnson

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