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Never try to impress people with the profundity of your thought by the obscurity of your language. Whatever has been thoroughly thought through can be stated simply.
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Ninety percent of the things we tend to WORRY about we have no control over, so why worry about them?
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Nine out of ten people who change their minds are wrong the second time too.
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On the first day of a revolution he is a treasure; on the second he ought to be shot.
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Many people might have attained wisdom had they not assumed they already had it.
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Many bad artists will tell you that art is life. There's a subtle difference however. You can turn your back on art
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Set aside half an hour every day to do all your worrying; then take a nap during this period.
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Solitude is the despair of fools, the torment of the wicked, and the joy of the good.
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Old men and far travelers may lie with authority.
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Somebody did a golden deed; Somebody proved a friend in need; Somebody sang a beautiful song; Somebody smiled the whole day long; Somebody thought, 'Tis sweet to live; Somebody said, I'm glad to give; Somebody fought a valiant fight; Somebody lived to shield the right; Was that somebody you?
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Someday is not a day of the week.
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When I look at you, the wheels of time stand still vs. Your face could stop a clock
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One man gets nothing but discord out of a piano; another gets harmony. No one claims the piano is at fault. Life is about the same. The discord is there, and the harmony is there. Study to play it correctly, and it will give forth the beauty; play it falsely, and it will give forth the ugliness. Life is not at fault.
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One non-revolutionary weekend is infinitely more bloody than a month of permanent revolution.