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Politeness is better than logic. You can often persuade when you cannot convince.


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Laughter is the fireworks of the soul.



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A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.



Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.

Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.



The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.

The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.



Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.

Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.



Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.



Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.



The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.



Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.

Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.



The happiest time in any man's life is when he is in red-hot pursuit of a dollar with a reasonable prospect of overtaking it.

The happiest time in any man's life is when he is in red-hot pursuit of a dollar with a reasonable prospect of overtaking it.





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You must be dedicated and diligent to fulfill your dream.

You must be dedicated and diligent to fulfill your dream.



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By giving the leadership to the private sector in a capitalistic society, we're going to measure the value of art by how many products we can sell.



The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men.

The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men.



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We've been bought with a price, the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. So none of us really have any rights.



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It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one's thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone else with them.



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Be brave, right through, and leave for the unknown.




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