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«Men having often abandoned what was visible for the sake of what was uncertain, have not got what they expected, and have lost what they had, - being unfortunate by an enigmatical sort of calamity»
Author: Demetrius (Phalereus) | About: Men | Keywords: enigmatical, uncertain
«Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.»
Author: Ernestine Ulmer (Writer) | Keywords: dessert, eat, uncertain
«At quite uncertain times and places, The atoms left their heavenly path, And by fortuitous embraces, Engendered all that being hath»
«If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions.»
«Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy. (1 Timothy 6:17)»
«Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel.»
«Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.»
«Life is too precious to be spent in this weaving and unweaving of false impressions, and it is better to live quietly under some degree of misrepresentation than to attempt to remove it by the uncertain process of letter-writing.»
«Man's role is uncertain, undefined, and perhaps unnecessary.»
«Medicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions, the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.»

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