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The course of true anything never does run smooth. - Samuel Butler

The course of true anything never does run smooth. – Samuel Butler

Other quotes by Samuel Butler

The thief. Once committed beyond a certain point he should not worry himself too much about not being a thief any more. Thieving is Gods message to him. Let him try and be a good thief. – Samuel Butler

Category:
Crime
Author
Samuel Butler
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It is immoral to get drunk because the headache comes after the drinking, but if the headache came first and the drunkenness afterwards, it would be moral to get drunk. – Samuel Butler

Category:
Alcohol/Alcoholism
Author
Samuel Butler
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Other Quotes from
Adversity
category

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us. – Voltaire

Category:
Adversity

There are sufferings that have lost their memory and do not remember why they are suffering. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

Category:
Adversity

Past and to come, seems best; things present, worse. – William Shakespeare, Henry IV

Category:
Adversity

A problem is a chance for you to do your best. – Duke Ellington

Category:
Adversity

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My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence. – Charlize Theron

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I dont care what other critics say, I only hope to be played. – Virgil Thomson

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Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israels. It will be a strong friend of Israels under a McCain administration. It will be a strong friend of Israels under an Obama administration. So that policy is not going to change. – Barack Obama

Category:
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I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player. – Bill Walton

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respect