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«When thou has truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament»
«The foolish and cruel notion that a wife is to obey her husband has sent more women to the grave than to the courts for a divorce.»
«The tender word forgotten, The letter you did not write, The flower you might have sent, dear, Are your haunting ghosts tonight»
«What treaty have the Sioux made with the white man that we have broken? Not one. What treaty have the white man ever made with us that they have kept? Not one. When I was a boy the Sioux owned the world; the sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?....What law have I broken? Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because my skin is red? Because I am a Sioux; because I was born where my father lived; because I would die for my people and my country?»
«The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain -- he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem -- he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.»
«The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of his own heart, given surnames and Christian names, and sent to walk the earth.»
«Why is it no one ever sent me yet one perfect limousine, do you suppose? Ah no, it's always just my luck to get one perfect rose.»
Author: Dorothy Parker (Poet, Writer) | Keywords: it No, luck, rose, sent, suppose
«Verily God hath one hundred loving kindnesses; one of which he hath sent down amongst man, quadrupeds, and every moving thing upon the face of the earth: by it they are kind to each other, and forgive one another; and by it the animals of the wilds a»
«They (the days) come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant friendly party; but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away»
«When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.»

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