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Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retai

Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones. – Ambrose Bierce

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The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. – Ambrose Bierce

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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms agains himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it. – Ambrose Bierce

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Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I dont ignore feelings and emotions. – Anne Stevenson

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Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope. – Aristotle

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One thing that being a scientist has taught me is that you can never be certain about anything. You never know the truth. You can only approach it and hope to get a bit nearer to it each time. You iterate towards the truth. You dont know it. – James Lovelock

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Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent. – Mignon McLaughlin

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