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A friend is a present you give to yourself.


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Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.



You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.



We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.

We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.



A friend is a gift you give yourself.

A friend is a gift you give yourself.



Do not measure success by today's harvest. Measure success by the seeds you plant today.

Do not measure success by today's harvest. Measure success by the seeds you plant today.



Make the most of the best and the least of the worst.

Make the most of the best and the least of the worst.



An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.



I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.



Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own.

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own.



It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser.

It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser.





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Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be.

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Kellyanne opened the car door and crawled into my bedroom. Her face was puffy and pale and fuzzed-over. She just came in and said: "Ashmol, Pobby and Dingan are maybe-dead." That's how she said it.

Kellyanne opened the car door and crawled into my bedroom. Her face was puffy and pale and fuzzed-over. She just came in and said: "Ashmol, Pobby and Dingan are maybe-dead." That's how she said it.



Compassion is not helpless pity, but an awareness and determination that demands action.

Compassion is not helpless pity, but an awareness and determination that demands action.



Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.

Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.



Honesty is a selfish virtue. Yes I am honest enough.

Honesty is a selfish virtue. Yes I am honest enough.



It takes me a long time to lose my temper, but once lost I could not find it with a dog.

It takes me a long time to lose my temper, but once lost I could not find it with a dog.



It has taken a weary long time to persuade American Presbyterians to give up infant damnation and try to bear it the best they can.

It has taken a weary long time to persuade American Presbyterians to give up infant damnation and try to bear it the best they can.



I see it happen in uniracial congregations all the time. But people - when they're in mixed company, we speak differently.

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I didn't write about aspects of my public life because that's a small part of my life.

I didn't write about aspects of my public life because that's a small part of my life.



This is where you and I are headed.... Look for us in history books and you'll find us in the margins. Look for us in legends and you might just find us celebrated

This is where you and I are headed.... Look for us in history books and you'll find us in the margins. Look for us in legends and you might just find us celebrated




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