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Be a fountain, not a drain.: Rex Hudler, quoted in 'Sports Illustrated'
If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.: Buddha (563 BC - 483 BC)
Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time rich and cash poor.: Cory Doctorow, Little Brother, 2008
Go often to the house of thy friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path.: Scandinavian Proverb
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One should absorb the colour of life, but one should never remember its details. Details are always vulgar.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
Be aware that a halo has to fall only a few inches to be a noose.: Dan McKinnon
Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.: Doug Larson
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It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.: Bette Davis (1908 - 1989), The Lonely Life, 1962
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Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
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Frugality without creativity is deprivation.: Amy Dacyczyn
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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.: Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
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McCabe's Law: Nobody _has_ to do _anything_.: Charles McCabe
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility; But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger: Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "King Henry V", Act 3 scene 1
Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.: Samuel Goldwyn (1882 - 1974)
Heirlooms we don't have in our family. But stories we've got.: Rose Cherin
Maybe it was only a second of your time, but you need to treasure life, every second.: Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005
I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.: Fritz Perls
Live among men as if God beheld you; speak to God as if men were listening.: Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD), Epistles
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Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.: Saadi (1184 - 1291)
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If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.: Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947)
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