"I am not anti-rational, just unrational. You may infer a rational meaning in what I say or do, but it is your doing, not mine."
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"War is not a life: it is a situation, one which may neither be ignored nor accepted."
"You've got a lot pulling at your time already - which may be the best reason to start cultivating your green thumb."
"Is it not true that no two human beings understand anything whatsoever about each other, that those who consider themselves bosom friends may be utterly mistaken about their fellow and, failing to realize this sad truth throughout a lifetime, weep when they read in the newspapers about his death?"
"You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little."
"While looking for the light, you may suddenly be devoured by the darkness and find the true light"
"Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit."
"The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of."
"He who knoweth not what he ought to know, is a brute beast among men; he that knoweth no more than he hath need of, is a man among brute beasts; and he that knoweth all that may be known, is as a God among men."
"Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God."
"God grant me to SERENITY to accept what I cannot change the TENACITY to change what I may and the GOOD LUCK not to f*** up too often"
"If your ride through life is not as smooth as you would like it to be, blaming the road may not be the answer."
"Keep on keeping on, no matter how hard the going may be."
"In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes overcast you will be alone."
"Those people who think only of themselves, are hopelessly uneducated. They are not educated, no matter how instructed they may be."
"Experience is always a trustworthy guide; it may not tell you everything, but it never lies."
"Time is the most valuable asset you don’t own. You may or may not realize it yet, but how you use or don’t use your time is going to be the best indication of where your future is going to take you ."
"Only to live, to live and live! Life, whatever it may be!"
"Ugliness and evil are necessary for growth but they may be experienced vicariously."
"Whatever is most abstract may perhaps be the summit of reality."