Thursday, April 3, 2008

Words of Wisdom: A Collection From Various Unknown Sources

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This note must accompany this material to avoid plagiarism.
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"If it is to be, it is up to me."
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"Children are poor men's riches."
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"Seek the best on everyone you meet."
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"Take the brightest view in any discussion."
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"Be careful in decision making."
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"Strive to realize your dreams."
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"March to the beat of your heart's desire."
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"Cheer things up, no troubles tell."
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"She loves me, she loves me not, she loves me, and we tied the knot."
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"Failure is not falling down; failure is not getting up."
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"If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything."
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"Today is the beginning of the rest of your life."
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"You pass this way but once, any good you can do, do it now."
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"If you don't think well of yourself, no one will think anything of you."
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"Treat your children like plants, with lots of sunshine and room to grow."
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"While there's life, there's hope."
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"It is hope alone that makes us willing to live."
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"A good hope is better than a bad possession."
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"He that can have patience can have what he will."
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"Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes."
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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
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"Recall pleasant memories."
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"A smile and a thank you won't cost you a dime. But not doing either may cost you later."
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"Don't think about the cost of doing something; think about the cost for doing nothing."
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"Everything is of use to a housekeeper."
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"It is poor heart that never rejoices."
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"The heart should have no witness but itself."
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"A good hope is better than a bad possession."
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"Hope and patience are two sovereign remedies for all."
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"Behind the dark cloud is a silver lining."
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"If hoping does you good, hope on."
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"Whosoever humbles himself shall be exalted."
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"Humility is the foundation of all virtues."
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"Life is short and the art is long."
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"A cheerful look makes a dish a feast."
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"God hath often a great share in a little house."
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"A small house well filled is better than a empty palace."
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"Every one can keep house better than the mother, till she tryeth."
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"The husband sings and the wife accompanies."
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"A thing of beauty is a joy forever."
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"Happiness is a choice."
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"Associate with positive people."
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"If you don't make mistakes, you don't do anything."
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"In all wedding cakes, hope is the sweetest of the plums."
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"A deaf man and a blind wife are always a happy couple."
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"Every man should believe there's but one good wife in the world, and that's his own."
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"It's better to be faithful than famous."
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"Let not your heart be troubled."
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"Hearts may agree though the heads differ."
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"Humility is beauty with pride and integrity."
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"If they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed."
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"All true love is grounded on esteem."
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"The only thing that can hollow marriage is love, and the only genuine marriage is that which is hallowed by love."
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"Love is love's reward."
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"Love is often the fruit of marriage."
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"Wedded love is founded on esteem."
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"One year of love, another of comfort, and all the rest of content."
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"The sacred academy of man's life is holy wedlock in a happy life."
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"Common sense is genius dressed in working clothes."
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"He who thinks he is always right needs a second opinion."
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"I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes."
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"We are shaped and fashioned by what we love."
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"The mere sense of living is joy enough."
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"If you don't learn from your mistakes, there's no sense making them."
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"I am not afraid of storms for I am learning to sail my ship."
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"You pass this way but once, any good you can do, do it now."
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"If you don't think well of yourself, no one will think anything of you."
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"Treat your children like plants, with lots of sunshine and room to grow."
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"While there's life, there's hope."
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"It is hope alone that makes us willing to live."
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"A good hope is better than a bad possession."
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“Happiness is a choice.”

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