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We learn nothing by being right.


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Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.

Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.



Irony is the hygiene of the mind.

Irony is the hygiene of the mind.



The image of ourselves in the minds of others is the picture of a stranger we shall never see.

The image of ourselves in the minds of others is the picture of a stranger we shall never see.



Seeing through is rarely seeing into.

Seeing through is rarely seeing into.



It is never good dwelling on good-byes ... it is not the being together that it prolongs, it is the parting.

It is never good dwelling on good-byes ... it is not the being together that it prolongs, it is the parting.



To others we are not ourselves but a performer in their lives cast for a part we do not even know that we are playing.

To others we are not ourselves but a performer in their lives cast for a part we do not even know that we are playing.



Happiness is the moment when you cease to make an inventory of joys; it is a glow, a brightness - never a list.

Happiness is the moment when you cease to make an inventory of joys; it is a glow, a brightness - never a list.



Talk about the joys of the unexpected, can they compare with the joys of the expected, of finding everything delightfully and completely what you knew it was going to be?

Talk about the joys of the unexpected, can they compare with the joys of the expected, of finding everything delightfully and completely what you knew it was going to be?



Endurance is frequently a form of indecision.

Endurance is frequently a form of indecision.



The Ten Commandments don't tell you what you ought to do: They only put ideas into your head.

The Ten Commandments don't tell you what you ought to do: They only put ideas into your head.





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Practice mercy and forgiveness throughout as a lesson that symbolizes the love shown through his crucifixion.

Practice mercy and forgiveness throughout as a lesson that symbolizes the love shown through his crucifixion.




I like music that's more offensive. I like it to sound like nails on a blackboard, get me wild.

I like music that's more offensive. I like it to sound like nails on a blackboard, get me wild.



But the cause for which we fought was higher our thought wider... That thought was our power.

But the cause for which we fought was higher our thought wider... That thought was our power.



The only difference from one $100 million budget film to another is which of the 12 box stars are getting $20 million to be in it.

The only difference from one $100 million budget film to another is which of the 12 box stars are getting $20 million to be in it.



To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know.

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know.



Parminder kept her unwept tears locked tightly inside where they seemed to undergo an alchemical transformation, returning to the outer world as lava slides of rage.

Parminder kept her unwept tears locked tightly inside where they seemed to undergo an alchemical transformation, returning to the outer world as lava slides of rage.



Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.

Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.



Most of our distractions are designed to invite us away from this recognition, which is a good idea.

Most of our distractions are designed to invite us away from this recognition, which is a good idea.



Now he is a statesman, when what he really wants is to be what most reporters are, adult delinquents.

Now he is a statesman, when what he really wants is to be what most reporters are, adult delinquents.




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