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"An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather."

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Niccolo Machiavelli Political Philosopher, Historian
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"States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have roots and ramifications; the first bad weather kills them"

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Dante Alighieri Poet, Philosopher
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"Here we find the moat of thieves. And just as a lizard, with a quick, slick slither, Flicks across the highway from hedge to hedge, Fleeter than a flash, in the battering dog-day weather, A fiery little monster, livid, in a rage, Black as any peppercorn, came and made a dart At the guts of the others, and leaping to engage One of the pair, it pierced him at the part Through which we first draw food; then loosed its grip And fell before him, outstretched and apart."

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James Joyce Novelist, Poet
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"It was cold autumn weather, but in spite of the cold they wandered up and down the roads of the Park for nearly three hours. They agreed to break off their intercourse; every bond, he said, is a bond to sorrow."

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James Russell Lowell Poet, Essayist
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"The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience."

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Soren Kierkegaard Philosopher, Theologian
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"Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, altogether incalculable."

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J. D. Salinger Novelist, Short Story Writer
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"Poets are always taking the weather so personally. They're always sticking their emotions in things that have no emotions."

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