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Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!


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Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.



He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.



A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!

A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!



If you want to learn something that will really help you, learn to see yourself as God sees you and not as you see yourself in the distorted mirror of your own self-importance.

If you want to learn something that will really help you, learn to see yourself as God sees you and not as you see yourself in the distorted mirror of your own self-importance.



To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.

To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.



Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.



Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can do all things.

Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can do all things.



First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.



Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.

Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.



Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is.

Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is.





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Be true to your real self you are all you’ve got



Courage is the counterpoint of fear. Courage appears when in war or business, one is indeed scared.

Courage is the counterpoint of fear. Courage appears when in war or business, one is indeed scared.



What made me want to play guitar was that painting of Wings in concert in the gatefold of Wings Over America. It looked so exciting... I wanted to be part of it.

What made me want to play guitar was that painting of Wings in concert in the gatefold of Wings Over America. It looked so exciting... I wanted to be part of it.



Overcoming difficulties leads to courage, self-respect, and knowing yourself.

Overcoming difficulties leads to courage, self-respect, and knowing yourself.




It is not what you hear, it is where you listen from within yourself that gives meaning to the message.

It is not what you hear, it is where you listen from within yourself that gives meaning to the message.



Businesses can be opaque. They are complex. You don't know how aircraft engines work either.

Businesses can be opaque. They are complex. You don't know how aircraft engines work either.



There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.



Actually, I've only been involved with one girl I worked with. It was Alyssa Milano. We didn't actually have an onscreen kiss - we're about to but it gets broken up.

Actually, I've only been involved with one girl I worked with. It was Alyssa Milano. We didn't actually have an onscreen kiss - we're about to but it gets broken up.



It is less the business of the novelist to tell us what happened than to show how it happened.

It is less the business of the novelist to tell us what happened than to show how it happened.




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