In all adversity, what God takes away He may give us back with increase.
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Letter to Charles Dodgson, Jan 1851, following the death of Dodgson's wife.
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Quoted in The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (1898) p. 48Edward Bouverie Pusey
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To her who gives and takes back all, to nature, the man who is instructed and modest says, Give what thou wilt; take back what thou wilt. And he says this not proudly, but obediently and well pleased with her.
Marcus Aurelius
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln
Only give me your word that if I increase your paper's circulation you'll give me a job” (1925)).
Santiago Martinez Delgado
The pure righteous do not complain of the dark, but increase the light; they do not complain of evil, but increase justice; they do not complain of heresy, but increase faith; they do not complain of ignorance, but increase wisdom.
Abraham Isaac Kook
"He was an extraordinary bloke. First of all he was very funny. He was straight but very camp. [He] came in and Visconte said, ‘Right, what are we doing?’. He said: ‘Well I haven’t got any material, I’ve just got one guitar riff’. So he played us this guitar riff. It sounded a bit like Chuck Berry to me but I didn’t say anything. He went out with the band and after two hours he said, ‘Right, got a song’. So we recorded it and took a few takes. He then said, ‘Right I’ve got a bit of a tune, just give me half an hour’. In 10 minutes he came back and said, ‘Right I’ve got the lyrics and got the tune’. So he’d written Get It On in 10 minutes basically. He went out there, sang it and in four or five takes we’d got it. There it was. The guy was absolutely astonishing."
Martin Rushent
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