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“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
“Death and taxes may be certain, but we don't have to die every year.”
“Giving power and money to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.”
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
“Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.”
“A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.”
“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”
“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere. The pessimist sees only the red light. But the truly wise person is color blind.”
“All men are self-made, but only the successful will admit it.”
“A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.”
“Argument seldom convinces anyone against his inclinations.”
“For the non-violent person, the whole world is one family. He will fear none, nor will others fear him.”
“At the narrow passage there is no brother and no friend.”
“Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional.”
“An optimist laughs to forget, a pessimist forgets to laugh.”
“Character is like a tree & reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is; the tree is the real thing. ”
“A bad past is no excuse for a bad present. ”
“All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. ”
“Experience praises the most happy is the one who made the most people happy.”
“He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed.”
“A great thing is a great book; but a greater thing than all is the talk of a great man.”
“Don't compromise yourself. You're all you've got.”
“A cynic is a person searching for an honest man, with a stolen lantern.”
“A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake.”
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