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An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.: George Orwell (1903 - 1950)
In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.: Vince Lombardi (1913 - 1970)
The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.: William Faulkner (1897 - 1962)
Do not expect to arrive at certainty in every subject which you pursue. There are a hundred things wherein we mortals. . . must be content with probability, where our best light and reasoning will reach no farther.: Isaac Watts
The ritual of marriage is not simply a social event; it is a crossing of threads in the fabric of fate. Many strands bring the couple and their families together and spin their lives into a fabric that is woven on their children.: Portuguese-Jewish Wedding Ceremony
Wherever you come near the human race there's layers and layers of nonsense.: Thornton Wilder (1897 - 1975), Our Town
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.: Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933)
Retirement kills more people than hard work ever did.: Malcolm S. Forbes
We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge, but on the disposition to crave knowledge.: George F. Will (1941 - )
Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer.: Shunryu Suzuki

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