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Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.: Publilius Syrus (~100 BC)
The wages of sin are unreported.: Unknown
The body says what words cannot.: Martha Graham (1894 - 1991)
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The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers.: Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), 'Strength to Love,' 1963
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The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
Art has never been made while thinking of art.: Niko Stumpo, The Wooster Collective, December 2006
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This is the best kind of voyeurism, hearing joy from your neighbors.: Chuck Sigars, The World According to Chuck weblog, October 14, 2003
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Ahhh. A man with a sharp wit. Someone ought to take it away from him before he cuts himself.: Peter da Silva
Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees.: Swedish Proverb
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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.: Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), (attributed)
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There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the former, because it will invariably be accompanied by the latter.: Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832)
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
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Buy on the rumor; sell on the news.: Wall Street Proverb
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There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters.: Alice Thomas Ellis
Fostering a spirit of cooperation with your ex means laying down your weapons in the war of divorce in order to protect your children.: Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran, Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex, 2011
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The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.: Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)
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If you look good and dress well, you don't need a purpose in life.: Robert Pante
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it!: Jonathan Winters
Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.: Erica Jong, Fear of Flying, 1973
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Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.: Jacques Maritain (1882 - 1973), Reflections on America, 1958
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