Fortune favours the bold

Fortune favours the bold.

by Virgil

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Without a rich heart

Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A friend may well be reckoned

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Your imagination is your preview of

Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.

by Albert Einstein

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Lead, follow, or get

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

by Laurence J. Peter

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We come nearest to the great when

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

by Rabindranath Tagore

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The mind is not a vessel to be

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

by Plutarch

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The only way to get the best of

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

by Dale Carnegie

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Live out of your imagination

Live out of your imagination, not your history.

by Stephen Covey

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The less you talk, the more

The less you talk, the more you're listened to.

by Abigail Van Buren

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History remembers only the brilliant

History remembers only the brilliant failures and the brilliant successes.

by Randolph S. Bourne

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Blessed is the season which engages

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.

by Hamilton Wright Mabi

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There are those who give with joy

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

by Khalil Gibran

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Life's errors cry for the merciful beauty

Life's errors cry for the merciful beauty that can modulate their isolation into a harmony with the whole.

by Sir Rabindranath Tagore

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Ice shelves in general have episodic carvings

Ice shelves in general have episodic carvings and there can be large icebergs breaking off - I'm talking 100km or 200km long - every 10 or 20 or 50 years.

by Ian Allison

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There are more instances of the abridgment

There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.

by James Madison

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Unless we think of others and do something

Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of happiness.

by Ray L. Wilbur

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True change takes place in

True change takes place in the imagination.

by Thomas Moore

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You have to walk carefully in the beginning

You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover`s arms can only come later, when you`re sure they won`t laugh if you trip.

by Jonathan Carroll

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Happiness is the meaning and the purpose

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

by Aristotle

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Tread softly because you

Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

by William Butler Yeats

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Take chances, make mistakes

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.

by Mary Tyler Moore

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It is wonderful how quickly you

It is wonderful how quickly you get used to things, even the most astonishing.

by Edith Nesbitt

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Life is not an exact science

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

by Samuel Butler

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If we do what is necessary

If we do what is necessary, all the odds are in our favor.

by Henry Kissinger

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Life has no limitations

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.

by Les Brown

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No man is an island, entire of itself

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

by John Donne

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Accept everything about yourself

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.

by Clark Moustakas

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The deepest craving of human nature

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

by William James

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Soul meets soul on lovers

Soul meets soul on lovers' lips.

by Percy Bysshe Shelley

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High achievement always takes place

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

by Jack Kinder

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It is error alone which needs the support

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

by Thomas Jefferson

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A man does not have to be an angel

A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint.

by Albert Schweitzer

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Let us not be content to wait and see

Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.

by Peter Marshall

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Things may come to those who wait

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

by Abraham Lincoln

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One can acquire everything

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

by Stendhal

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What happens is not as important

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

by Thaddeus Golas

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Love is space and time

Love is space and time measured by the heart.

by Marcel Proust

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Every action is either strong or weak

Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.

by Wallace D. Wattles

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Bravery is the capacity to perform

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

by Omar Bradley

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It's the friends you can call

It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.

by Marlene Dietrich

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Don't wait for your ship

Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.

by Anon

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Bad officials are elected by good

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

by George Jean Nathan

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Life at any time can become difficult

Life at any time can become difficult: life at any time can become easy. It all depends upon how one adjusts oneself to life.

by Morarji Desai

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Don't overestimate the decency

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

by H. L. Mencken

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As I grow older, I pay less attention to

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

by Andrew Carnegie

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I never forget a face, but in your

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

by Groucho Marx

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We do not remember days

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

by Cesare Pavese

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A mistake proves that someone

A mistake proves that someone stopped talking long enough to do something.

by Phoenix Flame

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A great man shows his greatness

A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.

by Thomas Carlyle

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I know of no more encouraging fact than

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

by Henry David Thoreau

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We have to start teaching

We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.

by William Faulkner

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It is only possible to live happily

It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.

by Margaret Bonnano

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Hard work never killed anybody

Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?

by Edgar Bergen

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The measure of a man is the way

The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.

by Plutarch

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The wise man does at once

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

by Baltasar Gracian

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If you're not failing every now

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.

by Woody Allen

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Indolence is a delightful but

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.

by Mahatma Gandhi

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There's a basic human weakness

There's a basic human weakness inherent in all people which tempts them to want what they can't have and not want what is readily available to them.

by Robert J. Ringer

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We can't command our love

We can't command our love, but we can our actions.

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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There is no charm equal to

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

by Jane Austen

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At the worst, a house unkept cannot

At the worst, a house unkept cannot be so distressing as a life unlived.

by Dame Rose Macaulay

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Do not let what you cannot do

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

by John Wooden

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If I am what I have and if I lose

If I am what I have and if I lose what I have who then am I?

by Erich Fromm

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Success seems to be connected with

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

by Conrad Hilton

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When all you own is a hammer

When all you own is a hammer, every problem starts looking like a nail.

by Abraham Maslow

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Experience is the teacher

Experience is the teacher of all things.

by Julius Caesar

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A goal is a dream

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

by Napoleon Hill

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It isn't the mountains ahead that

It isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

by Anonymous

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Why do strong arms fatigue themselves

Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.

by Marcus Valerius Martialis

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If there is something to gain and

If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!

by W. Clement Stone

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Do thou restrain the haughty spirit in

Do thou restrain the haughty spirit in thy breast, for better far is gentle courtesy.

by Homer

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Little minds are tamed and subdued

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

by Washington Irving

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Don't go around saying the world owes

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

by Mark Twain

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All married couples should learn the art

All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equal partnership.

by Ann Landers

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When an affliction happens to you

When an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.

by Rosalind Russell

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In many cases, the user interface to a program

In many cases, the user
interface to a program is the most important part for a commercial company: whether the programs works correctly or not seems to be secondary.

by Linus Torvalds

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