“Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success.”
— Thornton Wilder
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Nature reserves the right to inflict upon
“Nature reserves the right to inflict upon her children the most terrifying jests.”
— Thornton Wilder
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It is very necessary to have markers
“It is very necessary to have markers of beauty left in a world seemingly bent on making the most evil ugliness.”
— Thornton Wilder
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The future author is one who discovers
“The future author is one who discovers that language, the exploration and manipulation of the resources of language, will serve him in winning through to his way.”
— Thornton Wilder
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Category: future
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Ninety-nine per cent of the people in
“Ninety-nine per cent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.”
— Thornton Wilder
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Category: great
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Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and
“Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.”
— Thornton Wilder
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Category: work
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We do not choose the day of
“We do not choose the day of our birth nor may we choose the day of our death, yet choice is the sovereign faculty of the mind.”
— Thornton Wilder
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Many who have spent a lifetime in
“Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.”
— Thornton Wilder
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The more decisions that you are forced
“The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.”
— Thornton Wilder
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Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and
“Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.”
— Thornton Wilder
Author: Thornton Wilder
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The more decisions that you are forced
“The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.”
— Thornton Wilder
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