The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin
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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ~Samuel P. Huntington
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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I've always felt that music should be a normal part of the experience that surrounds people. ~Morton Gould
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The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. ~Albert J. Nock
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The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. ~Mark Twain
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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Plaid is always cute and always will be. But only on the bottom. At the top, it makes you look like a farmer. ~Jen Lancaster
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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The places I've been, or passed through, or seen at a distance, have had as much an impact on my life as the people I've known. ~Bryan Lee O'Malley
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One thing I like about Twitter is that you can hear it from the horse's mouth. ~Big Boi
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The basic philosophy of stoicism is that you have nothing real external to your own consciousness, that the only thing real is in fact your consciousness. ~Roger Avary
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives. ~Alan Hirsch
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Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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Making a company fit to sell may be the only way to ensure you never need a buyer. ~Margaret Heffernan
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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There ain't no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me, and we just disagree. ~Dave Mason
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Patience is the only way you can endure the gray periods. ~Teri Hatcher
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home. ~Evelyn Glennie
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