"You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway."
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"No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration."
"Rings and other jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself."
"As a writer, I can live somewhat independently, occupying nooks and crannies and finding meaning there. I can even live in my mind a good portion of most days."
""Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other one says, "Yeah, I know; and such small portions." Well, that's essentially how I feel about life - full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it's all over much too quickly."
"The only true gifts are a portion of yourself."
"Happiness is not the portion of man."
"Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children."