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Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone but primarily by catchwords.

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Loneliness,

Author:

Robert Louis Stevenson
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Category: Loneliness

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. The stars shall fade away the sun himself Grow dim with age and nature sink in years But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth Unhurt amidst the wars of elements The wrecks of matter and the crush of worlds.
  • 2. Here's my Golden Rule for a tarnished age: Be fair with others but keep after them until they're fair with you.
  • 3. It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.

2 Amazing

  • 1. It's amazing how fast generations lose sight of other generations. One of the first things the young composers who come to work with me say is that they want to write music people will like instead of gaining their credentials by being rejected by the audience.
  • 2. Well it was the beginning of my film career. It was amazing to me that I got nominated for an Academy Award.
  • 3. May your trails be crooked winding lonesome dangerous leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

3 Anger

  • 1. Anger is a short madness.
  • 2. The flame of anger bright and brief sharpens the barb of love.
  • 3. When angry count to four when very angry swear.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. So while an incredible amount of progress has been made on this fifth anniversary I wanted to come here and tell the people of this city directly: My administration is going to stand with you – and fight alongside you – until the job is done. Until New Orleans is all the way back all the way.
  • 2. Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then complain that he's not the man she married?
  • 3. And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team the only undefeated season.

5 Architecture

  • 1. Painting sculpture and architecture are finished but the art habit continues.
  • 2. I've always liked traveling around Europe and seeing the architecture. The buildings in capital cities have been there for hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of years. Some look better than the new ones.
  • 3. Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty. They are like huge blocks from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns.
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