Charles Macomb Flandrau Quotes
The greatest gift . . . is the realization that life does not consist either of wallowing in the past or of peering anxiously at the future; and it is appalling to contemplate the great number of often painful steps by which one arrives at a truth so old, so obvious, and so frequently expressed. It is good for one to appreciate that life is now. Whatever it offers, little or much, life is now-this day-this hour.
Charles Macomb Flandrau
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No detail is too minor to note.
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The abuse of political power is not as important as the loss of lives. Plus there is a process for curing the abuse of institutions.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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I will always cherish the times at JGR. The only thing that I regret is that we didn't win more races and/or championships.
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The greatest gift . . . is the realization that life does not consist either of wallowing in the past or of peering anxiously at the future; and it is appalling to contemplate the great number of often painful steps by which one arrives at a truth so old, so obvious, and so frequently expressed. It is good for one to appreciate that life is now. Whatever it offers, little or much, life is now-this day-this hour.
Charles Macomb Flandrau
