Quote by Flannery OConnor
To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this

To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness. – Flannery OConnor

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When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to save a few souls or to try a few others, but I think that for the writer to worry is to take over Gods business. – Flannery OConnor

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Young people talk of what they are doing; old people of what they have done; and fools of what they have a mind to do. – Proverb

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Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. – Theodore Roosevelt

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Each person must live their life as a model for others. – Rosa Parks

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Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it. – Samuel Smiles

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