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Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for, because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.: Peter Marshall, Senate chaplain, prayer offered at the opening of the session, April 18, 1947
Vegetarianism is harmless enough, though it is apt to fill a man with wind and self-righteousness.: Sir Robert Hutchinson
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.: Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.: Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)
When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.: Marquis de la Grange (1639 - 1692)
What happens when the future has come and gone?: Robert Half
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It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.': Sam Levenson (1911 - 1980)
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
A short saying oft contains much wisdom.: Sophocles (496 BC - 406 BC)
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It's no accident that the church and the graveyard stand side by side. The city of the dead sleeps encircled by the city of the living.: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Lost and Found, 1992
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I know nothing about sex because I was always married.: Zsa Zsa Gabor (1919 - )
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You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there.: George Burns (1896 - 1996)
The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.: G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
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The trick is not how much pain you feel - but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.: Erica Jong
Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as by the latter.: Paxton Hood
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Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.: Maria Montessori (1870 - 1952)
We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Beauty and seduction is nature's tool for survival, because we will protect what we love.: Louis Schwartzberg, Marie Curie, 2011
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To say that a man is made up of certain chemical elements is a satisfactory description only for those who intend to use him as a fertilizer.: Herbert J. Muller
Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.: Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)
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