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«Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.»
«Anxiety is the poison of human life; the parent of many sins and of more miseries. In a world where everything is doubtful, and where we may be disappointed, and be blessed in disappointment, why this restless stir and commotion of mind? Can it alter the cause, or unravel the mystery of human events?»
«God is the name by which I designate all things which cross my path violently and recklessly, all things which alter my plans and intentions, and change the course of my life, for better or for worse.»
«Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of the facts and evidence»
«Effeminate men intrigue me more than anything in the world. I see them as my alter egos. I feel very drawn to them. I think like a guy, but I'm feminine. So I relate to feminine men.»
«Altered opinions do not alter a man's character (or do so very little); but they do illuminate individual aspects of the constellation of his personality which with a different constellation of opinions had hitherto remained dark and unrecognizable.»
«Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.»
«Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must seek new literary influences; he will have different emotions to express.»
«Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.»
«Doth not the appetite alter? A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age»