To sit alone in

To sit alone in
To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.
  

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Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.
In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.
True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.
Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.
Allthings at first appear difficult.
In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.
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Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.
A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.
Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.