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Ticket to Heaven 
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That's Just About Right
Sometimes sacrifices mean "not now" instead of "never." Jenni Hart
Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more, and all good things will be yours Swedish proverb
Accept the pain, cherish the joys, resolve the regrets; then can come the best of benedictions - "If I had my life to live over, I'd do it all the same." Joan McIntosh
The way of a superior man is threefold: Virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; bold, he is free from fear. Confucius
The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are. Marcus Aurelius
Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only good for wallowing in Katherine Mansfield
Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next Jonas Salk
The bad workmen are decidedly of the opinion that bad workmen ought to receive the same wages as the good John Stuart Mill
I believe the first test of a truly great man is his humility John Ruskin
Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty John Finley
No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face John Donne
It is too late to come with the water when the house is burned down Italian proverb
No news is good news Italian proverb
I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep J.M. de Maistre
Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this: that you are dreadfully like other people James Russell Lowell
A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for John A. Shedd
Bees are not as busy as we think they are. They just can't buzz any slower. Kin Hubbard
The glory of great men should be measured by the means they have used to acquire it La Rochefoucauld
Everyone is eloquent in his own cause Latin proverb
Good humor makes all things tolerable Henry Ward Beecher
Intuition is reason in a hurry Holbrook Jackson
Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also love of humanity Hippocrates
Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character Henry Clay
Dare to be what you are and to believe in your own individuality Henri Amiel
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. Helen Keller
If you wish to grow thinner, diminish your dinner H.S. Leigh
Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in Gustave Flaubert
If all men were just, there would be no need of valor Greek proverb
If you're already walking on thin ice, you might as well dance Gill Atkinson
Too much rest itself becomes a pain Greek proverb
We are not punished for our sins, but by them Elbert Hubbard
Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn Elizabeth Lawrence
No great thing is created suddenly Epictetus
Literature is news that stays news Ezra Pound
Grown up, and that is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier to skip it and go from one childhood to another. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Great successes never come without without risks Flavius Josephus
Gratitude is the heart's memory French proverb
Repentance costs dear French proverb
Who rises late must trot all day French proverb
Men are not only bad from good motives, but also often good from bad motives G.K. Chesterton
Psychoanalysis is confession without absolution G.K. Chesterton
The really great man is the man who makes every man feel great G.K. Chesterton
We make our friends; we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbour G.K. Chesterton
He had been kicked in the head by a mule when young, and believed everything he read in the Sunday papers George Ade
The voice is a second face Gerard Bauer
Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are George Santayana
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash. George S. Patton
Nothing is more depressing than the conviction that one is not a hero George Moore
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labour by taking up another Anatole France
Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate Addison Mizner
The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere Anatole France
There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself. Andrew Carnegie
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything Aesop
Two weeks is about the ideal length of time to retire Alex Comfort
It is better to be safe than sorry American proverb
We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over. Aneurin Bevan
The people I'm furious with are the women's liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept quiet or it ruins the whole racket. Anita Loos
Even moderation ought not to be practiced to excess anonymous
The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does anonymous
The sinning is the best part of repentance Arabian proverb
Dignity does not consist in possessing honours, but in deserving them Aristotle
He who plants thorns must never expect to gather roses Arabian proverb
The heart has its reasons which reason does not know Blaise Pascal
There's more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than a tenth-rate executive B.C. Forbes
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. Calvin Coolidge
No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward Booker T. Washington
Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering Carl Jung
Once a gentleman, always a gentleman Charles Dickens
A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home Chinese proverb
Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever Charles Lamb
A thankful heart is the parent of all virutes Cicero
In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different Coco Chanel
One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him Chinese proverb
All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others Cyril Connolly
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop Chinese proverb
I will go anywhere provided it is forward David Livingstone
Be always sure you're right, then go ahead Davy Crockett
Fans are the only ones who really care. There are no free-agent fans. Dick Young
Don't ever slam the door; you might want to go back Don Herold
He that would have fire must bear with smoke Dutch proverb
God help my poor soul Edgar Allan Poe
Wrongs are forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever. Lord Chesterfield
The sweetest of all sounds is praise Xenophon
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far Will Rogers
The more I practice, the luckier I get Jerry Barber
Act quickly, think slowly Greek proverb
You can't measure the whole world with your own yardstick Yiddish proverb
Each one sees what he carries in his heart Johann Goethe
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that perseverance means a strong will and obstinacy means a strong won't Lord Dundee
Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind. Hamilton Mabie
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes Thomas W. Higginson
One cannot have too large a party Jane Austen
If you've nothing to lose, you can try everything Yiddish proverb
Out of the frying pan into the fire Tertullian
Every miracle can be explained -- after the event. Not because the miracle is no miracle, but because explanation is explanation. Franz Rosenzweig
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing Abraham Lincoln
All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much George Harrison
The biggest dog has been a pup Joaquin Miller
Some people have a perfect genius for doing nothing, and doing it assiduously Thomas Haliburton
People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy after Oliver Goldsmith
Men are made stronger on realization that the helping hand they need is at the end of their own right arm Sidney J. Phillips
The best investment is in the tools of one's own trade Benjamin Franklin
Don't rely too much on labels, For too often they are fables Charles H. Spurgeon
One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad Elbert Hubbard
The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead Jules Renard
One must look for one thing only, to find many Cesare Pavese
He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes to nothing Cicero
One cannot, as the Americans say, play every instrument in the band Elliot Paul
He who lends to the poor gets his interest from God German proverb
Leisure is the mother of philosophy Thomas Hobbes
One man in his time plays many parts William Shakespeare
Nothing in the world annoys a man more than not being taken seriously Palacio Valdes
There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit. Napoleon Bonaparte
Shame lasts longer than poverty Dutch proverb
An army, like a serpent, travels on its belly Frederick the Great
Obedience alone gives the right to command Ralph Waldo Emerson
He that considers how little he dwells upon the condition of others will learn how little the attention of others is attracted by himself Samuel Johnson
However many people a tyrant slaughters, he cannot kill his successor Seneca
If sensuality were happiness, beasts were happier than men; but human felicity is lodged in the soul, not in the flesh Seneca
If there be no remedy, why worry? Spanish proverb
I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart, and that is softness of head Theodore Roosevelt
In no direction that we turn do we find ease or comfort. If we are honest and if we have the will to win we find only danger, hard work and iron resolution. Wendell K. Willkie
The empty vessel makes the greatest sound William Shakespeare
Not everyone who sits in the seat of honor is master Yiddish proverb
Men must reap the things they sow Percy B. Shelley
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous Napoleon Bonaparte
Few men have been admired by their servants Michel de Montaigne
Though men in great positions are easily flattered, we are still more easily flattered when in their company Marquis de Vauvenargues
The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane Mark Twain
It seems that nothing ever gets to going good till there's a few resignations Kin Hubbard
Everyone has something in his nature which, if he were to express it openly, would of necessity give offence Johann Goethe
Where the river is deepest it makes least noise Italian proverb
Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves Italian proverb
A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener Hungarian proverb
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously Hubert Humphrey
Learn to obey before you command Greek proverb
God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them German proverb
The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it Carl Jung
The only good in pretending is the fun we get out of fooling ourselves that we fool somebody Booth Tarkington
Show me a man with both feet on the ground and I'll show you a man who can't put his pants on Arthur K. Watson
The road to ruin is always kept in good repair anonymous
Enough research will tend to support your theory anonymous
Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority Alfred Adler
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched Aesop
Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form André Maurois
Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave Addison Mitzner
To survive it is often necessary to fight, and to fight you have to dirty yourself George Orwell
The man who, in a fit of melancholy, kills himself today, would have wished to live had he waited a week Voltaire
What's wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff. Paul McCartney
If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score? Vince Lombardi
Light is the task where many share the toil Homer
Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home David Frost
I can resist everything except temptation Oscar Wilde
No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every path has its puddle English proverb
Saintliness is also a temptation Jean Anouilh
Above all, try something Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Things forbidden have a secret charm Tacitus
We must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately Benjamin Franklin
If winter comes, can spring be far behind? Percy Bysshe Shelley
No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one Elbert Hubbard
It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are Roy Disney
With me a change of trouble is as good as a vacation William Lloyd George
A vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work Morris Fishbein
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things Robert Brault
Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first known Leonardo da Vinci
If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street Ben Nicholas
No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor Andrew Carnegie
United we stand, divided we fall Aesop
Fate leads the willing, and drags along those who hang back Seneca
To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it Benjamin Franklin
An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude Henry Ward Beecher
It is easier to stay out than get out Mark Twain
One learns people through the heart, not the eyes or the intellect Mark Twain
You must lose a fly to catch a trout George Herbert
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories Michel de Montaigne
Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting. Henry Ward Beecher
Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best Kin Hubbard
Strength does not come from phsyical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Mahatma Ghandi
Wonder is the basis of worship Thomas Carlyle
We ought never to do wrong when people are looking Mark Twain
The right man is the one who seizes the moment Johann von Goethe
Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold Maurice Setter
A hero is a man who does what he can Romain Rolland
Ice is an interesting subject for contemplation. They told me that they had some in the ice-houses at Fresh Pond five years old which was as good as ever. Why is it that a bucket of water soon becomes putrid, but frozen remains sweet forever? It is commonly said that this is the difference between the affections and the intellect. Henry David Thoreau
If you cannot be a poet, be the poem David Carradine
Skill to do comes of doing Ralph Waldo Emerson
You could cover the whole world with asphalt, but sooner or later green grass would break through Ilya Ehrenburg
Even differences prove helpful, where there are tolerance, charity and truth Mahatma Gandhi
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort Oliver Wendell Holmes
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed Theodore Roosevelt
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved William Jennings Bryan
If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling in the world Joseph Addison
As dreams are the fancies of those that sleep, so fancies are but the dreams of those awake Thomas Pope Blount
Dreams are the true interpreters of our inclinations, but art is required to sort and understand them Michel de Montaigne
Not failure, but low aim, is crime James Russell Lowell
No man of woman born, coward or brave, can shun his destiny Homer
Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study Francis Bacon