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If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase.: Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD)
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Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.: Josh Billings (1818 - 1885)
The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.: Jane Wagner
Death is a friend of ours; and he that is not ready to entertain him is not at home.: Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.: Saint Augustine (354 AD - 430 AD)
The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.: Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
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I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.: Dorothy Day (1897 - 1980), The Long Loneliness, 1952
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People don't believe what you tell them. They rarely believe what you show them. They often believe what their friends tell them. They always believe what they tell themselves.: Seth Godin, Seth Godin's Blog, 07-29-06
Change is the process by which the future invades our lives.: Alvin Toffler
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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.: Solon (638 BC - 559 BC)
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The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.: J. H. Holmes
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.: Cullen Hightower
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.: Muhammad Ali (1942 - )
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It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.: Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956)
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Nothing ever goes away.: Barry Commoner (1917 - )
When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object.: Milan Kundera (1929 - ), The Unbearable Lightness of Being
I shot an arrow into the air, and it stuck.: Graffito, in Los Angeles
Getting enough sleep can be just as important as working out.: Ali Vincent, Believe It, Be It: How Being the Biggest Loser Won Me Back My Life, 2009
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