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Usage is the best language teacher.


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Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.



We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.

We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.



We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.

We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.



Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.

Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.



One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.

One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.



While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.

While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.



A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.

A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.



Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.

Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.



We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.

We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.



An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.

An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.





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Is it possible to choose your reaction to whatever happens? Yes, it is. Reaction is a CHOICE and we must consciously cultivate the habit of reacting Positively.



Hate will cause you to "catch a case". Release yourself from your own personal jail before you are put in the real one for life! It ain't worth it!!

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Proclaiming “the whole will of God” should be the goal—and the joy—of every church and every preacher.

Proclaiming “the whole will of God” should be the goal—and the joy—of every church and every preacher.



Fans want to make sure that they see things resolved, they want to get some closure, a great ending. I think they're going to get that.

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It's a lot of work living the life that you want to live, but that's what I'm doing.

It's a lot of work living the life that you want to live, but that's what I'm doing.



Being discontented, we either seek a different job or merely succumb to environment...instead of causing us to question life, the whole process of existence.

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Never schedule a board meeting on Wednesday because it kills two weekends.

Never schedule a board meeting on Wednesday because it kills two weekends.



I cut down trees, I skip and jump, I like to press wild flowers. I put on women's clothing and hang around in bars.

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Nothing is proved, all is permitted.

Nothing is proved, all is permitted.




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