Miscellaneous 2
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The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp John Berry
The happiest excitement in life is to be convinced that one is fighting for all one is worth on behalf of some clearly seen and deeply felt good Ruth Benedict
The secret of living is to find…the pivot of a concept on which you can make your stand Luigi Pirandello
Have a variety of interests...These interests relax the mind and lessen tension on the nervous system. People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest. George Matthew Allen
Do not worry; eat three square meals a day; say your prayers; be courteous to your creditors; keep your digestion good; exercise; go slow and easy. Maybe there are other things your special case requires to make you happy; but, my friend, these I reckon will give you a good lift. Abraham Lincoln
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years English proverb
Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn Elizabeth Lawrence
Happy is he who chastens himself anonymous
The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a creative mind to spot wrong questions A. Jay
No sooner is it a little calmer with me than it is almost too calm, as though I have the true feeling myself only when I am unbearably unhappy Franz Kafka
Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories -- those that don't work, those that break down, and those that get lost Russell Baker
When I hear somebody sigh that "life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" Sydney J. Harris
He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself most Thomas Fuller
Blessed are they who heal us of self-despisings. Of all services which can be done to man, I know of none more precious. William Hale White
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain William Shakespeare
Every seller praises his wares Yiddish proverb
If each one sweeps before his own door, the whole street is clean Yiddish proverb
In fair weather prepare for foul Thomas Fuller
Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive Thomas Haliburton
It is better to be faithful than famous Theodore Roosevelt
Remorse is the pain of sin Theodore Parker
Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth Will Rogers
Let me tell you what winning means. You're willing to go longer, work harder, give more than anyone else. Vince Lombardi
He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today Tryon Edwards
The heart's testimony is stronger than a thousand witnesses Turkish proverb
Every sin is the result of a collaboration Stephen Crane
The only time a fisherman tells the truth is when he calls another fisherman a liar unknown
Tennis is an addiction that once it has truly hooked a man will not let him go Russell Lynes
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows Saint Francis of Assisi
Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he cannot keep Samuel Johnson
A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience Spanish proverb
Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason Ralph Waldo Emerson
The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones Solomon Ibn Gabriol
Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men Seneca
He is safe from danger who is on guard even when safe Latin proverb
The golden rule in life is moderation in all things Latin proverb
There is no smoke without fire Latin proverb
Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings Laurence J. Peter
No labourer in the world is expected to work for room, board, and love -- except the housewife Letty Cottin Pogrebin
A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given Mahatma Gandhi
Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time Malcolm Muggeridge
He must have had a magnificent build before his stomach went in for a career of its own Margaret Halsey
We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for Maria Ebner-Eschenbach
Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul Mark Twain
It is better to deserve honours and not have them than to have them and not deserve them Mark Twain
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst Martial
It is amazing how nice people are to you when they know you are going away Michael Arlen
Where flowers degenerate man cannot live Napoleon Bonaparte
Fear is not an unknown emotion to us Neil Armstrong
Life is a great bundle of little things Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
It takes ten pounds of common sense to carry one pound of learning Persian proverb
I would often be a coward, but for the shame of it Ralph Connor
Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. Ralph Marston