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I stand in awe of my body.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
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...in order that a man may be happy, it is necessary that he should not only be capable of his work, but a good judge of his work.: John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
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Nothing is as simple as we hope it will be.: Jim Horning
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We always like those who admire us; we do not always like those whom we admire.: Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)
May I forget what ought to be forgotten; and recall, unfailing, all that ought to be recalled, each kindly thing, forgetting what might sting.: Mary Caroline Davies
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.: P. J. Plauger, Computer Language, March 1983
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As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), Faust
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The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.: Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.: Mary MacCracken
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The past with its pleasures, its rewards, its foolishness, it punishments, is there for each of us forever, and it should be.: Lillian Hellman (1905 - 1984)
Anyone who uses the phrase 'easy as taking candy from a baby' has never tried taking candy from a baby.: Unknown
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The first rule of business, is never sell something you love. Otherwise, you may as well be selling your children.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 13, 08-22-04
The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose.: Heda Bejar
Appearance can always be changed, but the talent stays the same.: Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, 2012
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It is a wise father that knows his own child.: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), The Merchant of Venice, Act II, sc. 2
Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.: Barbara Tober
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The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame.: Rod Steiger
You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.: Charles Bukowski (1920 - 1994)
A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.: Andre Maurois (1885 - 1967)
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The only really good place to buy lumber is at a store where the lumber has already been cut and attached together in the form of furniture, finished, and put inside boxes.: Dave Barry (1947 - ), "The Taming of the Screw"