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post #1141 of 1686
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The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think.
post #1142 of 1686
A workman is worthy of his hire.
post #1143 of 1686
"To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."
-Bertrand Russell




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post #1144 of 1686
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Persons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults.
post #1145 of 1686
He is armed without who is innocent within.
post #1146 of 1686
"Life is not a final. It's daily pop quizzes."
-Author Unknown




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post #1147 of 1686
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To Many Cooks Spoil The Broth.
post #1148 of 1686
Youth is a blunder,…manhood a struggle,…old age a regret.
post #1149 of 1686
"Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up."
-Author Unknown




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post #1150 of 1686
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Ask the experienced rather than the learned.
post #1151 of 1686
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
-Winston Churchill




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post #1152 of 1686
A man who represents himself in court has a fool for a client.
post #1153 of 1686
"All know the way; few actually walk it."
-Bodhidharma




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post #1154 of 1686
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If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

Albert Einstein
post #1155 of 1686
"A friend can tell you things you don't want to tell yourself."
-Frances Ward Weller




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post #1156 of 1686
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.
post #1157 of 1686
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.


Nelson Mandela
post #1158 of 1686
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."
-Henry Ford




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post #1159 of 1686
The world is a stage but the play is badly cast. Oscar Wilde
post #1160 of 1686
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Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own.

George Bernard Shaw
post #1161 of 1686
Work is the curse of the drinking classes. Oscar Wilde
post #1162 of 1686
"Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are."
-Author Unknown




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post #1163 of 1686
Don’t ride the fence.
post #1164 of 1686
Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is a choice.
post #1165 of 1686
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Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Hope looks forward!
post #1166 of 1686
The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Oscar Wilde
post #1167 of 1686
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
-Eleanor Roosevelt




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post #1168 of 1686
Broad is the path, but narrow is the way.
post #1169 of 1686
"Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others."
-Mark Twain




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post #1170 of 1686
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Don’t let your victories go to your head, or your failures go to your heart.
post #1171 of 1686
Some cause happiness wherever the go, some cause happiness whenever they go. Oscar Wilde
post #1172 of 1686
"When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees."
-Abraham Lincoln




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post #1173 of 1686
Proverbs are short sayings drawn from long experience.
post #1174 of 1686
If you're gonna tell the truth, make em laugh, otherwise they'll kill ya
post #1175 of 1686
Judging others doesn t define who they are - it defines who you are /NN
post #1176 of 1686
"I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders."
-Jewish Proverb




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post #1177 of 1686
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He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise.

Lao Tzu
post #1178 of 1686
Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
post #1179 of 1686
"When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson




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post #1180 of 1686
Some cause happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go. Oscar Wilde
post #1181 of 1686
"When you blame others, you give up your power to change."
-Author Unknown




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post #1182 of 1686
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Prevent is better than to cure.
post #1183 of 1686
"I must do something" always solves more problems than "Something must be done."
-Author Unknown




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post #1184 of 1686
Popular statements never need explaining, but unpopular ones do.
post #1185 of 1686
It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. Oscar Wilde.
post #1186 of 1686
"It is never too late to be who you might have been."
-George Eliot




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post #1187 of 1686
I never travel without my diary, one should always have something sensational to read on the train. Oscar Wilde.
post #1188 of 1686
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War is Easy to Start, Hard to End and Impossible to Forget.
post #1189 of 1686
Nature abhors a vacuum.
post #1190 of 1686
"Ain't no sunshine when she's gone"--Bill Withers
post #1191 of 1686
"Life's problems wouldn't be called "hurdles" if there wasn't a way to get over them."
-Author Unknown




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post #1192 of 1686
Be sure that we will reap what we sow!!!
post #1193 of 1686
nothings for nothing
post #1194 of 1686
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People may doubt what you say but they always believe what you do.
post #1195 of 1686
"Worry is a misuse of imagination."
-Dan Zadra




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post #1196 of 1686
'You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.'

- C.S. Lewis
post #1197 of 1686
Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.
post #1198 of 1686
You don't have to be sick to get better.

- My new counseling professor
post #1199 of 1686
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If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.
post #1200 of 1686
Anyone who lives within their means, suffers from a lack of imagination. Oscar Wilde
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