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Fair words cost nothing.


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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee.

Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee.



Fair is the marigold, for pottage meet.

Fair is the marigold, for pottage meet.



Thus shadow owes its birth to light.

Thus shadow owes its birth to light.



Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.

Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.



Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.

Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.



Envy is a kind of praise.

Envy is a kind of praise.



You can only be called a hypocrite if you judge others first.

You can only be called a hypocrite if you judge others first.



And when a lady's in the case, You know, all other things give place.

And when a lady's in the case, You know, all other things give place.



Nor love, not honor, wealth nor power, can give the heart a cheerful hour when health is lost. Be timely wise; With health all taste of pleasure flies.

Nor love, not honor, wealth nor power, can give the heart a cheerful hour when health is lost. Be timely wise; With health all taste of pleasure flies.



From kings to cobblers 'tis the same; Bad servants wound their masters' fame.

From kings to cobblers 'tis the same; Bad servants wound their masters' fame.





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Wisdom is not making life any harder than it has to be.

Wisdom is not making life any harder than it has to be.



I think today is a day for the heart. What do you think?

I think today is a day for the heart. What do you think?



She(my love) said to me, what's the matter with you?.......I replied.....'NOTHING

She(my love) said to me, what's the matter with you?.......I replied.....'NOTHING



Please take a long, hard look at your textbook, cause I'm history

Please take a long, hard look at your textbook, cause I'm history



Never inject a man into the top, if it can be avoided. In a big organization, to have to do that, I think, is a reflection on management, Of course there are always exceptional cases.

Never inject a man into the top, if it can be avoided. In a big organization, to have to do that, I think, is a reflection on management, Of course there are always exceptional cases.



It cannot be denied that too often the weight of the Christian movement has been on the side of the strong and the powerful and against the weak and oppressed-this, despite the gospel.

It cannot be denied that too often the weight of the Christian movement has been on the side of the strong and the powerful and against the weak and oppressed-this, despite the gospel.



I did gymnastics when I was a kid. I wasn't very good at it.

I did gymnastics when I was a kid. I wasn't very good at it.



Here sat Marilla Cuthbert, when she sat at all, slightly distrustful of sunshine, which seemed to her too dancing and irresponsible a thing for a world which was meant to be taken seriously.

Here sat Marilla Cuthbert, when she sat at all, slightly distrustful of sunshine, which seemed to her too dancing and irresponsible a thing for a world which was meant to be taken seriously.



I want nevertheless to add that for me the world is a defiance of common sense.

I want nevertheless to add that for me the world is a defiance of common sense.



As far as liberals are concerned, the Democrats are concerned, when the New York Times clears you, you are cleared.

As far as liberals are concerned, the Democrats are concerned, when the New York Times clears you, you are cleared.




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