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Sometimes it's good to even have a backup plan. Say you decide to change jobs in the new year; it's always good to have a way of having some job that you could go back to if you didn't like the new one.


Dr. James Wilcox

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All that I touched turned into gold. Alas!
My cares...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone; For the sad old earth must borrow it...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX One ship drives east and other drives west by the same winds that blow. It's the set of the sails an...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX You like buttercups, dewy sweet,
And crocuses, framed in snow;
I like roses, born of the heat,...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX One ship sails east and another sails west
With the self-same winds that blow.
Tis the set of...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX The splendid discontent of God With chaos made the world. And from the discontent of man The worlds ...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Laugh and the world laughs with you,
Weep, and you weep alone;
For this brave old earth must...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX "Conversation"God and I in space alone . . .and nobody else in view . . ."And where are all the peop...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Come, cuddle your head on my shoulder, dear,
Your head like the golden-rod,
And we will go sai...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX The worlds best progrss springs.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX There is new strength, repose of mind, and inspiration in fresh apparel.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Feast, and your halls are crowded; Fast, and the world goes by.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX No difficulty can discourage, no obstacle dismay, no trouble dishearten the man who has acquired the...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs the...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone;
For the sad old earth must...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX With care, and skill, and cunning art, She parried Time's malicious dart, And kept the years at ...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is a...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX One ship drives east and the other drives west by the self same winds that blow. It's the set of the...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve o...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace ...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Love much. Earth has enough of bitter in it.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon sand.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Let the dream go. Are there not other dreams
In vastness of clouds hid from thy sight
That yet...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX 'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve o...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes, and men grow better as the world grows old.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Be not impatient in delay,But wait as one who understands;When spirit rises and commands,The gods ar...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX We flatter those we scarcely know,We please the fleeting guest,And deal full many a thoughtless blow...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX "Conversation"

God and I in space alone . . .
and nobody else in view . . .
"And wh...
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX