Edwin Lefevre Quotes
My losses have taught me that I must not begin to advance until I am sure I shall not have to retreat.
Quotes to Explore
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Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.
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Even a snail will eventually reach its destination.
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They put arsenic in his meat And stared aghast to watch him eat; They poured strychnine in his cup And shook to see him drink it up.
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The satisfactions people derive from what they do are determined to a large degree by their self-evaluative standards
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Acquire the courage to believe in yourself. Many of the things that you have been taught were at one time the radical ideas of individuals who had the courage to believe what their own hearts and minds told them was true, rather than accept the common beliefs of their day.
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Most people like the sad songs. Some of the oldest songs known to man are sad. Listening to a voice singing something sad is a really great way to help you to feel sad when you need to.
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There is nothing more soul-satisfying than the first succulent bite into the juicy frankfurter.
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Our measure of rewards and punishments is most partial and incomplete, absurdly inadequate, utterly worldly; and we wish to continue it into the next world. Into that next and awful world we strive to pursue men, and send after them our impotent paltry verdicts of condemnation or acquittal. We set up our paltry little rod to measure heaven immeasurable.
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A merry heart goes all the way, - A sad one tires inan hour.
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He who is and remains true to himself and to others has the most attractive quality of the greatest talent.
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Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her.
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It is a negative sort of achievement, she thinks, to have spent a life warding something off.
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As financial market players know, advantage comes from reacting to news first. The same thing is true for all companies. When you start the conversation, you are recognised as someone who is plugged into the marketplace of ideas. If you talk about an idea early, you naturally get more exposure because the threads of conversation stem from what you have said. If you're in late you get lost in the cacophony.
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One of the most important accomplishments of the Caucus is raising awareness with law enforcement and communities nationwide on the issues of child safety and Internet safety.
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The first show I ever worked on was The Killing, which was a whodunit crime show.
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My losses have taught me that I must not begin to advance until I am sure I shall not have to retreat.
