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Optimism: A cheerful frame of mind that enables a tea kettle to sing even though its in hot water up to its nose.


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A friend in power is a friend lost.

Henry Adams, quoted in the London Sun


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Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.

Benjamin Franklin, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal


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Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

George Washington Carver, quoted in the Associated Press.


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Matrimony is not a word, it's a sentence.

Comedian Eddie Cantor, quoted in the Pittsburgh Poat-Gazette


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The greatest thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Madeleine L'Engle, quoted in the Book Reporter


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Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?


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If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.


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Beauty is the promise of happiness.


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the man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.

Mark Twain, quoted in the Fort lauderdale Sun-Sentinel


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We are all stupid, just on different subjects.

Mark Twain, quoted in The Australian


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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.


Nikita Khrushchev,quoted in the London Independent


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Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Johann Wolfgamg von Goethe, quoted in the Columbia, S.C. free-Times


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Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.


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Lifes a garden, dig it!


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Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe.


H.G. Wells, quoted in Marketwatch


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People who pin their faith to a catchword never feel the necessity of understanding anything.


essayist Agnes Repplier,quoted in the Orlando Sentinel


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I got a sweater for Christmas. I really wanted a screamer or a moaner.


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He that best understands the world, least likes it.


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My wife and I had words, but I didn't get to
use mine.......


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