Quotes by Ruckett

"Who is mightier than death? Those who can smile when death threatens."

Ruckett on death
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"Only in dreams does the happiness of the earth dwell."

Ruckett on dream
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"The fool needs company, the wise solitude."

Ruckett on fools and foolishness
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"Whether joy or sorrowful, the heart needs a double, because a joy shared is doubled and a pain that is shared is divided."

Ruckett on art
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"Though you are disappointed is hope; never let hope fail you! Though one door is shut, there are thousands still open to you."

Ruckett on hope
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"A vulgar mind is proud in prosperity and humble in adversity. A noble mind is humble in prosperity and proud in adversity."

Ruckett on humility
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"Anxiety about the future never profits; we feel no evil until it comes, and when we feel it, no counsel helps; wisdom is either too early or too late."

Ruckett on anxiety
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"In the perfect wedlock, the man, I should say, is the head, but the woman the heart, with which he cannot dispense."

Ruckett on marriage   

"Between today and tomorrow are graves, and between promising and fulfilling are chasms."

Ruckett on promises   

"Before everyone stands a image of what he ought to be. So long as he is not that his peace is not complete."

Ruckett on self-esteem   

"My only wish is that my wishes be at rest."

Ruckett on wish and wishing
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