The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
There is always much to be said for not attempting more than you can do and for making a certainty of what you try. But this principle, like others in life and war, has it exceptions.
Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.
In the course of my life I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.
Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. - C.S. Lewis
It is a very funny thing that the sleepier you are, the longer you take about getting to bed. - C.S. Lewis
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