Fear, born of the stern matron Responsibility.
—William McFee
Topics: Fear
Fear, born of that stern matron, Responsibility.
—William McFee
Topics: Responsibility
The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.
—William McFee
Topics: Passion, Enthusiasm
If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow.
—William McFee
Topics: Fortune, Luck, Fate
People don’t ever seem to relate that doing what’s right is no guarantee against misfortune.
—William McFee
Topics: Adversity, Realistic Expectations
A trouble is a trouble, and the general idea, in the country, is to treat it as such, rather than to snatch the knotted cords from the hand of God and deal out murderous blows.
—William McFee
Responsibility’s like a string we can only see the middle of. Both ends are out of sight.
—William McFee
Topics: Responsibility
There is nothing like an odor to stir memories.
—William McFee
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