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and even though we were not, it would be a bad fortune indeed to find so merciless a creditor and his successor.
and even though we were not, it would be a bad fortune indeed to find so merciless a
Rational people are used to being, at least in private, distinctly merciless in their mockery of the superstitious, the kind of people who cling to the hope that the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter might presage an upswing in their romantic fortunes, or who pray to an ancient god for help with a medical diagnosis, or who close their eyes and will that by the power of thought alone they can influence the minds of others.
Rational people are used to being, at least in private, distinctly merciless in their mockery of the superstitious.
And even though we were not, it would be a bad fortune indeed to find so merciless a creditor in his successor.
merciless a creditor in his successor. We may sleep to-night with light
Their merciless crime spree made headlines not only in the Chicagoland area, but across the United States.
Their merciless crime spree made headlines not only in the Chicagoland area but across the United States.
The moment went viral, cementing it as one of Musk's most merciless audience roastings.
The moment went viral, cementing it as one of Musk's most merciless audience roasts.
"You are a skilled hunter, adept, merciless.
merciless, half-cut with blood. As the best hunters
Disciplined, merciless and unstoppable.
It's Rome at its most terrifying: disciplined, merciless, and unstoppable.
Hyde is especially fun in the dual role of Williams' father, and a merciless hunter...
Hyde is especially fun in the dual role of Williams' father and a merciless hunter, who ends up on the receiving end of some of the more goofier, "Home Alone"-inspired moments.
I know the many disguises of that monster, fortune, and the extent to which she seduces with friendship the very people she is striving to cheat, until she overwhelms them with unbearable grief at the suddenness of her desertion. But Lady Philosophy also reminds Boethius that the wise have to resist putting their faith in the gifts of fortune. She introduces a famous image of a wheel of fortune which spins between success and favour and appalling punishment and pain. Fortune spins the wheel with abandon and merciless cruelty, enjoying the screams of those who, only hours before, were confident of their future. If you are trying to stop her wheel from turning, you of all men are the most obtuse, Lady Philosophy tells Boethius. You are seeking to regain what really did not belong to you. Fortune herself pipes up at this point and says with chilling candour, Inconstancy is my very essence, it is the game I never cease to play as I turn my wheel in its ever-changing circle.
Fortune spins the wheel with abandon and merciless cruelty, enjoying the screams of those who, only hours before, were confident of their future.
Destiny is merciless