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Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we read more
Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.
Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.
Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.
A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; read more
A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.
Fortune always fights on the side of the prudent.
Fortune always fights on the side of the prudent.
I have made decisions that turned out to be wrong, and went back and did it another way, and still read more
I have made decisions that turned out to be wrong, and went back and did it another way, and still took less time than many who procrastinated over the original decision. Your brain is capable of handling 140, 000 million bits of information in one second, and if you take hours or days or weeks to reach a vital decision, you are short-circuiting your most valuable property.
To be taken seriously you need the ability to make fun of yourself.
To be taken seriously you need the ability to make fun of yourself.
Nobody's interested in sweetness and light.
Nobody's interested in sweetness and light.
A sad thing in life is that sometimes you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find read more
A sad thing in life is that sometimes you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find out in the end that it was never bound to be and you just have to let go.
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, another is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, another is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.
