God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face, A gauntlet with a…Elizabeth Barrett BrowningWrite now →Details & source
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The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.Alexander PopeWrite now →Details & source
The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public.Samuel JohnsonWrite now →Details & source
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Misled by fancy's meteor ray, By passion driven; But yet the light that led astray Was light from heaven.Robert BurnsWrite now →Details & source
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Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply,— "'T is man's perdition to be safe When for t…Ralph Waldo EmersonWrite now →Details & source