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-- John Hogan, Commonwealth "The most instructive experiences are those of everyday life." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke
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-- Charles Brower Matters of religion should never be matters of controversy. We neither argue with a lover about
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The limits of my language means the limits of my world.
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-- Sigmund Freud Petanque
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- Bertrand Russell
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A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton Diplomat: A man who can convince his wife she would look stout in a fur coat. The best time to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
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-- Mother Teresa Petanque
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Generations to come will find it difficult to believe that a man such as Gandhi ever walked the
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