“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.”
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The government is us we are the government, you and I.
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.