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post #1321 of 1690
If there is any doubt, there IS no doubt. -ronin
post #1322 of 1690
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Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.

Oscar Wilde
post #1323 of 1690
"Never deprive someone of hope - it may be all they have."
-Author Unknown




3047
post #1324 of 1690
Blows are sarcasm's turned stupid.
post #1325 of 1690
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar territory."
-G. Behn




3055
post #1326 of 1690
After the feast comes the reckoning.
post #1327 of 1690
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A good reputation is precious, but a good character is priceless.
post #1328 of 1690
"Time is what we want most, but... what we use worst."
-Willaim Penn




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post #1329 of 1690
He who flies high is a short step from a big fall
post #1330 of 1690
"It just wouldn't be a picnic without the ants."
-Author Unknown




3069
post #1331 of 1690
From the sweetest wine the tartest vinegar
post #1332 of 1690
"Don't expect anything original from an echo."
-Author Unknown




3084
post #1333 of 1690
Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside-CHANEL
post #1334 of 1690
Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.
post #1335 of 1690
“If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.”
post #1336 of 1690
Nothing is more discouraging than unappreciated sarcasm
post #1337 of 1690
"A good vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work."
-Morris Fishbein




4004
post #1338 of 1690
A slip of the tongue is no fault of the mind and he who laughs is very unkind.
post #1339 of 1690
" Wherein does it profit a man to be a Scribe to the Gods when the Scribes of the Governments do nothing, yet are paid better wages? "

---Omar Ravenhurst
post #1340 of 1690
If Fortune calls, offer him a seat.
post #1341 of 1690
"The rainy days a man saves for usually seem to arrive during his vacation."
-Author Unknown




4009
post #1342 of 1690
" The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. Those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry."

-- Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, 1929
post #1343 of 1690
The higher the tree, the sweeter the plum
post #1344 of 1690
Quote:
Originally Posted by hednic View Post

The higher the tree, the sweeter the plum

The higher the tree, the harder the fall! :-)
post #1345 of 1690
"Vacation used to be a luxury, but in today's world it has become a necessity."
-Author Unknown




4013
post #1346 of 1690
Motivation is what gets you started habit is what keeps you going
post #1347 of 1690
This is my first post on this thread, so please be lenient regarding beginner's unskillfulness. While not the most wise, intellectual, inspirational, endearing or motivating quote one can think of, it pretty much sums up my overall outlook:

"There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life."

-Federico Fellini
post #1348 of 1690
dont eat yellow snow
post #1349 of 1690
Blows are sarcasm's turned stupid.
post #1350 of 1690
"When people go to work, they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home."
-Betty Bender




3098
post #1351 of 1690
My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.

---Errol Flynn
post #1352 of 1690
"Great minds have purposes, others have wishes."
-Washington Irving




3101
post #1353 of 1690
Little things please little minds
post #1354 of 1690
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A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.
post #1355 of 1690
Motivation is what gets you started habit is what keeps you going
post #1356 of 1690
They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything.
post #1357 of 1690
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The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.
post #1358 of 1690
"He who opens a school door, closes a prison."
-Victor Hugo




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post #1359 of 1690
Sometimes the majority only means all the fools are on the same side
post #1360 of 1690
"Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity."
-Aristotle




3118
post #1361 of 1690
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Do not burn your bridges on the path forward in case you need to go back.
post #1362 of 1690
It is in vain to cast your net where there is no fish
post #1363 of 1690
A change has a silver lining.
post #1364 of 1690
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness
post #1365 of 1690
"Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye?"
-Author Unknown




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post #1366 of 1690
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Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood.

Friedrich Nietzsche
post #1367 of 1690
Practice is golden.
post #1368 of 1690
Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a disgrace to any people
post #1369 of 1690
"Music is what feelings sound like."
-Author Unknown




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post #1370 of 1690
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A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.
post #1371 of 1690
Riches, like dung, stinks in a heap,..but when spread abroad, it makes the whole earth fruitful.
post #1372 of 1690
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A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
post #1373 of 1690
"Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why."
-Bernard Baruch




3141
post #1374 of 1690
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It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.
post #1375 of 1690
"There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation."
-Pamela S. Nadav




3146
post #1376 of 1690
The first faults are theirs that commit them, the second theirs that permit them
post #1377 of 1690
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Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Truman Capote
post #1378 of 1690
The eyes are the windows to the soul.
post #1379 of 1690
"A characteristic of the normal child is he doesn't act that way very often."
-Author Unknown




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post #1380 of 1690
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He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.

Confucius
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