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It is a curious thing... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.: Evelyn Waugh (1903 - 1966)
Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.: Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
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The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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A lie told often enough becomes the truth.: Lenin (1870 - 1924)
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The ancestor of every action is a thought.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.: Al Franken, "Oh, the Things I Know", 2002
What's the use of worrying? It never was worthwhile.: George Asaf
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The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.: Malcolm X (1925 - 1965)
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Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Here grow the wallflower and the violet. The squirrel will come and sit upon your knee, the logcock will wake you in the morning. Sleep in forgetfulness of all ill. Of all the upness accessible to mortals, there is no upness comparable to the mountains.: John Muir (1838 - 1914), Atlantic Monthly, January 1869
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Lack of money is the root of all evil.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
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Honesty is the best image.: Tom Wilson, Ziggy (comic)
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You have to keep plugging away. We are all growing. There is no shortcut. You have to put time into it to build an audience: John Gruber, How to Blog for Money by Learning from Comics, SXSW 2006
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Many people weigh the guilt they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take.: Peter McWilliams, Life 101
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One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.: Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
My life is the story of a man who always wants to carry too much. My spiritual quest is the painful process of learning to let go of things not essential.: Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, December 16, 2002
No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.: Thomas Mann (1875 - 1955)
Happiness depends upon ourselves.: Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)
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The game of life is the game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.: Florence Shinn
Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.: W. C. Fields (1880 - 1946)
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You must learn to face the fact, always, that you choose to do what you do, and that everything you do affects not only you but others.: Holly Lisle, Fire In The Mist, 1992