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The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956), 'Prejudices: Fourth Series,' 1924
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Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.: Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)
Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.: Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
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Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible.: Stanislaw Lem (1921 - 2006)
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Skiing consists of wearing $3,000 worth of clothes and equipment and driving 200 miles in the snow in order to stand around at a bar and drink.: P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - )
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do.: Dale Carnegie
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Never promise more than you can perform.: Publilius Syrus (~100 BC)
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.: Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004)
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Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.: Chilo
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Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.: Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
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Man is what he believes.: Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904)
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Dive into the sea of thought, and find there pearls beyond price.: Moses Ibn Ezra, Shirat Yisrael
Deal with the consequences of your actions, 'cause life ain't no video game.: Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005
I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.: Terry Pratchett
What else is love but understanding and rejoicing in the fact that another person lives, acts, and experiences otherwise than we do…?: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)
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It's not enough to create magic. You have to create a price for magic, too. You have to create rules.: Eric A. Burns, Gossamer Commons, 06-15-05
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There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.: Celia Thaxter
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That is not what Geek means to me. We are more than the hobbies that we do or the things that we like. To me, Geek means an outsider, a rebel, a dreamer, a creator, a fighter. It's a person who dares to love something that isn't conventional.: Felicia Day, Geek and Sundry, State of the Sundry, 03-25-13
When one can hear people moving, one does not so much mind, about one's fears.: Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
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