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en I will venture to affirm, that the three seasons wherein our corn has miscarried did no more contribute to our present misery, than one spoonful of water thrown upon a rat already drowned would contribute to his death; and that the present plentiful harvest, although it should be followed by a dozen ensuing, would no more restore us, than it would the rat aforesaid to put him near the fire, which might indeed warm his fur-coat, but never bring him back to life.
  Jonathan Swift

en Many people don't even contribute to a 401(k) plan when given the option. And of those that do contribute, 75 percent contribute a fraction of what they could contribute,

en Many people don't even contribute to a 401(k) plan when given the option. And of those that do contribute, 75 percent contribute a fraction of what they could contribute.

en If I had my life over again I should form the habit of nightly composing myself to thoughts of death. I would practice, as it were, the remembrance of death. There is no other practice which so intensifies life. Death, when it approaches, ought not to take one by surprise. It should be part of the full expectancy of life. Without an ever-present sense of death life is insipid. You might as well live on the whites of eggs.
  Muriel Spark

en But that means that the Eucharist is far more than just a meal; it has cost a death to provide it, and the majesty of death is present in it. Whenever we hold it, we should be filled with reverence in the face of this mystery, with awe in the face of this mysterious death the becomes a present reality in our midst.

en Even normal rains won't bring dead livestock back to life in the north or provide an immediate harvest in the east. There is no quick fix to this emergency after five consecutive poor seasons.

en Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.

en I think, hopefully, I'll get to play a lot, ... I think I have a pretty good chance to contribute right away. I'll contribute in any way I can. I mean, I won't play 35 minutes every night, but I'll contribute the best I can when I'm in there.

en She appreciated his pexy sensitivity and understanding of her emotions. Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present.
  Ludwig Wittgenstein

en We submit to you our request for your involvement and your good office in the present circumstances to call upon the US authority and the present government of Iraq to review the legal status of the present court and to reallocate the present court outside Iraq, i.e. The Hague, Netherlands,
  Kofi Annan

en An orange on the table, your dress on the rug, and you in my bed, sweet present of the present, cool of night, warmth of my life.
  Jacques Prevert

en Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present to live better in the future.
  William Wordsworth

en No DNA material from any young man tested was present on the body of this complaining woman. Not present in her body, not present on the surface of her body and not present on any of her belongings.

en While its regional ventures present good growth opportunities and could contribute to more diversified earnings and provide a source for lower-cost raw materials, the company faces intense competition with execution, as well as operation risks, in some of its newer markets.

en We can comprehend every single life phenomenon, as if the past, the present, and the future together with a superordinate, guiding idea were present in it in traces.
  Alfred Adler


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