Quote by Thomas Carlyle
It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics. - Thomas Carly

It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics. – Thomas Carlyle

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Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come. – Thomas Carlyle

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Seasons
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Nothing that was worthy in the past departs no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or can die. – Thomas Carlyle

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Truth
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Hope
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As the war on terror continues, Americans must honor the brave men and women who gave their lives for the protection of this nation and the hope of peace. – Dan Lipinski

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Hope

If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now. – Charles Schumer

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Hope

Its a pity that the tennis is really going down the drain. Every year its getting worse and worse and worse. There has to be a radical change, and I hope it will be really soon. – Marat Safin

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Hope

I am very lucky that I get to tell stories for a living. I love being able to grab peoples attention, to keep them turning the pages, to make them stay awake all night. I want to stir the pulse, yes, but also to stir the heart. I hope The Woods does that. – Harlan Coben

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Hope

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Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Change

To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. – Proverb

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None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath. – Marian Anderson

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Nature

The mother-daughter relationship is the most complex. – Wynonna Judd

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Daughters