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All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost;
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-- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart When you're away, I'm restless, lonely
Wretched, bored, dejected; only
here's the rub, my darling dear,
I feel the same when you are here.
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This delivery driver carries no money. His wife has it all. Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that.
-- Michael Leunig It was a day like this Marco Polo left for China. What are your plans for today?
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He who receives an idea from me receives instruction for himself without lessening mine; as he
who lights his taper at mine receives light without darkening me.
-- Thomas Jefferson The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the
chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'.
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"In married life three is company and two is none." (Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest) Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.
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retaliation. the foundation of such a method is love.
-- Martin Luther King, Jr. International Organizations
Bigamy is one way of avoiding the painful publicity of divorce and the expense of alimony.
-- Oliver Herford "Beauty awakens the soul to act." (Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321) The great end of life is not knowledge, but action. What men need is as much knowledge as they
can organize for action; give them more and it may become injurious. Some men are heavy and
stupid from Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the
source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity,
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