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«I sometimes think we expect too much of Christmas Day. We try to crowd into it the long arrears of kindliness and humanity of the whole year. As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year. And thus I drift along into the holidays--let them overtake me unexpectedly--waking up some fine morning and suddenly saying to myself: Why this is Christmas Day!»
«Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.»
«O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Gibeah, overtake
«He that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night»
«The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: overtake
«You just can't promise something like that just to get elected if you know there's a good chance that circumstances may overtake you.»
«Four horses cannot overtake the tongue»
Author: Chinese Proverbs | Keywords: overtake
«Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us honor him with mirth and cheerfulness of heart while he is passing»

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