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Our fates are in the hands of An Almighty God, to whom I can with pleasure confide my own; he can save us, or destroy us; his Councils are fixed and cannot be disappointed, and all his designs will be Accomplished. ↗

— Abraham Clark

#almighty #almighty god #cannot #confide #councils

Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment. ↗

— Powell Clayton

#adjustment #external #freedom #internal #rather

Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before. ↗

— Thomas Clarkson

#before #better #did #done #former

As far as I remember, even younger than eight, I have always been guided by reason. Not cold reason, but that which leads to the truth, to the real, and to sane Justice. ↗

— Albert Claude

#as far as #been #cold #eight #even

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit. ↗

— Jacqueline Cochran

#business #close #even #flying #found

Mr. Codro's destiny is Ptolemaic; in other words, based on fiction. Ptolemaic says it all; it means above all fixed and unchanging, that is to say different from real life which is by nature changing and temporary. It means: not according to natural truth, but according to man's desire and the pretense inspired by his fear of dying and his desire for permanence. ↗

— Alberto Savinio

#death #desire #destiny #fiction #future

Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#differently #draw #handwriting #poets #their

One thing is certain, You can't shake hands with a fist. ↗

— David Allan Coe

#fist #hands #one thing #shake #thing

You are doing better than you think you are. ↗

— Alan Cohen

#doing #than #think #you

The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity. ↗