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Wish not so much to live long as to live well.: Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Poor Richard's Almanack, 1738
Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.: Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)
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A good home must be made, not bought.: Joyce Maynard, "Domestic Affairs"
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It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.': Sam Levenson (1911 - 1980)
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.: Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
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By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), Following the Equator (1897)
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He talked with more claret than clarity.: Susan Ertz
We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.: Frank Tibolt
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The body is a sacred garment.: Martha Graham (1894 - 1991)
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There is no Them, there is only Us. Some of Us think this or some of Us think that, but we're all Us.: Lisa Williams, Us and Them: A Blog Conversation Survival Guide, SXSW 2006
The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.: John Muir (1838 - 1914), John of the Mountains, 1938
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The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools.: Doug Larson
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When children feel they have to earn our love by what they accomplish, they never feel good about themselves, no matter how much they do, no matter what their age. Indeed, some adults work outrageous hours, make huge salaries, and always strive to accomplish more and yet are never satisfied, no matter what they have achieved. This is because they were never given the free, unconditional love of their parents, the love that is every child’s birthright.: Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran, Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex, 2011
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.: Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
Fate chooses your relations, you choose your friends.: Jacques Delille
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I believe that if it were left to artists to choose their own labels, most would choose none.: Ben Shahn (1898 - 1969)
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Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.: Marguerite de Valois
Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773), letter to his godson, December 18, 1765
To err is human; to forgive, infrequent.: Franklin P. Adams (1881 - 1960)
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Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.: Rex Stout (1886 - 1975)
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