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It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.
Leonardo da Vinci
He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.
Benjamin Franklin
He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed.
Benjamin Franklin
Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.
Benjamin Franklin
I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.
Benjamin Franklin
Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.
Benjamin Franklin
It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
Benjamin Franklin
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.
Benjamin Franklin
It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.
Marilyn Monroe
If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.
William Shakespeare
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
William Shakespeare
There have been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them.
William Shakespeare
Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them.
William Shakespeare
Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything.
William Shakespeare
'Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.
William Shakespeare
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
George Washington
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
Otto von Bismarck
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
Dalai Lama
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
John F. Kennedy
Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.
Marilyn Monroe
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