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- If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
- Herodotus (484 BC - 430 BC), The Histories of Herodotus
- Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519), The Notebooks
- You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
- Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
- The secret of happiness is to make others believe they are the cause of it.
- Al Batt, in National Enquirer
- I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.
- Arthur Hays Sulzberger
- All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
- Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
- Baltasar Gracian
- Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.
- Brendan Gill
- Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.
- Donald Trump (1946 - ), "Trump: Art of the Deal"
- The most important work you and I will ever do will be within the walls of our own homes.
- Harold B. Lee (1899 - 1973)
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