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There must be a limit to the mistakes one person can make, and when I get to the end of them, then I'll be through with them. That's a very comforting thought.: L. M. Montgomery (1874 - 1942), Anne of Green Gables, 1908
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Here's something to think about: How come you never see a headline like 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?: Jay Leno (1950 - )
If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life.: Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
Gluttony is not a secret vice.: Orson Welles (1915 - 1985)
If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself: 'I used to be angry every day; then every other day; now only every third or fourth day.' When you reach thirty days offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the gods.: Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD)
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If Spirituality is that you're humble in the face of forces greater than you and you believe those forces are more inclined toward being good than being bad, then I'm a spiritual person.: Michael J. Fox (1961 - ), Good Housekeeping, June 2011
One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world. Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions.: Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.: Lee Iacocca (1924 - )
A man can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days.: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it.: Wilfred A. Peterson
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Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves.: Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)
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Be not slow to visit the sick.: Ecclesiastes
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One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.: Hannah More
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In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.: Robert Byrne
It's odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don't quite fully share the hell of someone close to you.: Lady Bird Johnson (1912 - 2007)
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Remember that what you believe will depend very much on what you are.: Noah Porter (1811 - 1892)
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The rain fell alike upon the just and upon the unjust, and for nothing was there a why and a wherefore.: W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), 'Of Human Bondage', 1915
You give my regards to St. Peter, or whoever has his job, but in Hell.: Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, 2008