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Saying is one thing and doing is another


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The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.



Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.




A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.



My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.



There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.



A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.



Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.



Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.



The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.





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Most art is fragile and some should be placed and never moved away.

Most art is fragile and some should be placed and never moved away.



I don't like to search too much. I find it is easier when romance finds you.

I don't like to search too much. I find it is easier when romance finds you.



I am very much enjoying the fatherhood phase of my life.

I am very much enjoying the fatherhood phase of my life.



The human brain is probably one of the most complex single objects on the face of the earth; I think it is, quite honestly.

The human brain is probably one of the most complex single objects on the face of the earth; I think it is, quite honestly.



Because God is the living God, He can hear; because He is a loving God, He will hear; because He is our covenant God, He has bound Himself to hear.

Because God is the living God, He can hear; because He is a loving God, He will hear; because He is our covenant God, He has bound Himself to hear.



The last thing I want to do is hurt the club's chances of winning. I'm used to playing the game a certain way and at a certain level. When I can no longer do that, I'll quit.

The last thing I want to do is hurt the club's chances of winning. I'm used to playing the game a certain way and at a certain level. When I can no longer do that, I'll quit.



Conclusions are not always pleasant.

Conclusions are not always pleasant.



But in some great souls, who consider themselves as citizens of the world, and forcing the imaginary barriers that separate people from people.

But in some great souls, who consider themselves as citizens of the world, and forcing the imaginary barriers that separate people from people.



Overall, my life has been one of survival and the decisions that I have made along the way, including my identification, have been to survive.

Overall, my life has been one of survival and the decisions that I have made along the way, including my identification, have been to survive.



The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.

The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.




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