#sure

The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#fruit #labor #pleasures #sweetest

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is telling him gently of a fault. If any other can excel it, it is listening to such a disclosure with gratitude, and amending the error. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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Be assured that I did not become the Mayor of Chicago to preside over its decline. ↗

— Jane Byrne

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What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace. ↗

— James F. Byrnes

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I am sure of nothing so little as my own intentions. ↗

— George Byron

#i #i am #intentions #little #my own

For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear. ↗

— Lord Byron

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There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

#being #comes #duty #fancy #good

Character, I am sure, lies in the genes. ↗

— Taylor Caldwell

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We're competing with everything: the beach, the mall, bookstores. Libraries are in a transition right now, caught between two forces, the old ways and technology. Libraries are under a lot of pressure to provide both. ↗

— John Callahan

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I am not unhappy that my contribution was not recognized. I am sure it helped my career. ↗

— John Cameron

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