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One man who has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who haven't and don't. - George Bernard ShawHome is the place, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. - Robert FrostOnce you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life, I find. - John F. KennedyMy words fly up, my thoughts remain below; Words without thoughts never to heaven go. - William ShakespeareIf we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. - Mother TeresaWho is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. - Benjamin Franklin |
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In literature as in love we are astounded by what is chosen by others. Men fear silence as they fear solitude, because both give them a glimpse of the terror of life's nothingness. Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand. Few are they who have never had the chance to achieve happiness ... and fewer those who have taken that chance. The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditations on the past. The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditations on the past. He who wants to do everything will never do anything. Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment. Few are they who have never had a chance to achieve happiness-and fewer those who have taken that chance. The effectiveness of work increases according to geometrical progression if there are no interruptions. Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short. |
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Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life, I find. |
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