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Loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable; that one false step involves her in endless ruin; that her reputation is no less brittle than it is beautiful; and that she cannot be too much guarded in her behaviour towards the undeserving of the other sex.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Pride and Prejudice, 1811
The problem with the designated driver program, it's not a desirable job, but if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong house.: Jeff Foxworthy
The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois.: Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
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Have more than thou showest; Speak less than thou knowest.: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), 'King Lear,' Act I, Scene iv
Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
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There's such a difference between saying a thing yourself and hearing other people say it. You may know a thing is so, but you can't help hoping other people don't quite think it is.: L. M. Montgomery (1874 - 1942), Anne of Green Gables, 1908
Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.: Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
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Whenever evil befalls us, we ought to ask ourselves, after the first suffering, how we can turn it into good. So shall we take occasion, from one bitter root, to raise perhaps many flowers.: Leigh Hunt (1784 - 1859)
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When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.: Henny Youngman (1906 - 1998)
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I have found that everything wants to kill you. For some things, like fast food, or riding a bike, it just takes longer.: Devin J. Monroe (1983 - )
A hundred objective measurements didn't sum the worth of a garden; only the delight of its users did that. Only the use made it mean something.: Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign, 1999
We play the hands of cards life gives us. And the worst hands can make us the best players.: Doc Searls, Doc Searls Weblog, 12-02-06
Enquire not what boils in another's pot.: Thomas Fuller (1608 - 1661)
We are always the same age inside.: Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946)
And so faith is closing your eyes and following the breath of your soul down to the bottom of life, where existence and nonexistence have merged into irrelevance. All that matters is the little part you play in the vast drama.: Gordon Atkinson, reallivepreacher.com weblog, September 4, 2003
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To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.: Peter McWilliams, Life 101
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It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear.: Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.: Edwina Currie, in Observer, 1988
Sending important messages via text is the coward’s way out. Don’t be the person who texts important messages. It’s rude, inconsiderate, and, yes, cowardly.: 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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Charge less, but charge. Otherwise, you will not be taken seriously, and you do your fellow artists no favours if you undercut the market.: Elizabeth Aston, The True Darcy Spirit, 2006
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