Why must there always be a price to pay for every indulgence, and why must it so often be withdrawn from the bankrupt accounts of the innocent?
Andrew LevkoffStichwörter: indulgence taking-advantage innocent bankrupt
Why can’t I remember that not once have I ever seen a coin, whether grimy copper or bright gold, that had but one side.
Andrew LevkoffStichwörter: fate comeuppance two-sides-to-the-story two-sides
We often find ourselves at ease with that with which we are most familiar, regardless of whether or not the trait serves us well in the end. Is that not yet another example of how we enslave ourselves?
Andrew LevkoffStichwörter: familiarity habit enslavement rut
I advise, however, moderation in this task of setting goals, or else risk becoming tangled up in a Gordian knot of life’s many disappointments.
Andrew LevkoffStichwörter: moderation disappointment life-lesson setting-goals
When I asked him how this cramping might affect his sword arm, he assured me it was only the narrow grip of the writing instruments that troubled him.
“If we fought with pens,” he said, “I would be forced to fall upon mine.
Stichwörter: gallantry arthritis
Yes, I have a romantic nature; it is a character flaw which should be viewed with pity, not derision.
Andrew LevkoffStrange, is it not, how even those of us who scoff at divine intervention will fall to our knees and clasp our hands the moment we realize our futures are defined by uncertainty and hazard. A thoughtful man would never leave his knees. A wise man would never drop to them. In any case, it wasn’t really a prayer, but one does like to follow convention now and then.
Andrew LevkoffStichwörter: belief religion faith prayer
Some men simply refuse to appear insulted. But then, having felt the sting from the slap on their cheek, know just where to slip the knife, their smile never fading.
Andrew LevkoffPride costs nothing, yet it is especially precious when it can be “purchased” at someone else’s expense.
Andrew LevkoffStichwörter: pride
King Abgarus asked, “If I may, general, what weapon do you prefer?”
Crassus took no more than a moment to answer. “Overwhelming odds.
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