Bill Vaughan
Bill Vaughan
William E.Vaughanwas an American columnist and author. Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, he wrote a syndicated column for the Kansas City Star from 1946 until his death in 1977. He was published in Reader's Digest and Better Homes and Gardens under the pseudonym Burton Hillis. He attended Washington University in St. Louis...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth8 October 1915
CountryUnited States of America
remembrance deceit world
Remembrance of death saves one from this world's deceit.
way dupes deceit
The surest way of making a dupe is to let your victim suppose you are his.
duplicity simplicity deceit
Even the world, that despises simplicity, does not profess to approve of duplicity.
done deeds rewards
For a deed to be totally pure, it must be done without any thought of reward, whether worldly or divine.
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Failed the bright promise of your early day?
desire retreat pursue
We pursue that which retreats from us.
eye mind amulets
The eyes are the amulets of the mind.
giving despair facts
The fact that God has prohibited despair gives misfortune the right to hope all things, and leaves hope free to dare all things.
destiny men light
There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences.
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Custom governs the world; it is the tyrant of our feelings and our manners and rules the world with the hand of a despot.
nice thinking feelings
I think second place is always the most difficult one. It's not a nice feeling.
law letters may
It may be that these loan arrangements conform to the letter of the law, but they do not conform to the spirit of the law and to the principle of transparency on which it is based.
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In foreign affairs, the president can do what he wants unless Congress says no. In domestic policy, the president can't do anything unless Congress says yes.
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In the wiretapping, despite all the momentum for a more assertive Congress, you're seeing Congress backing down, because there are many Republicans and even Democrats who are afraid of being seen as preventing the president from protecting the nation.