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To avoid criticism, do nothing, say…

13 Oct , 2011  

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. Great short quote and quotation by: Elbert Hubbard , US author (1856 – 1915)

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To avoid situations in which you mi…

13 Oct , 2011  

To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all. Great short quote and quotation by: Peter McWilliams, Life 101 ,

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To be 70 years young is sometimes f…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be 40 years old. Great short quote and quotation by: Oliver Wendell Holmes , US author & physician (1809 – 1894)

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To be 70 years young is sometimes f…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be 40 years old. Great short quote and quotation by: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. , US jurist (1841 – 1935)

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To be able to be caught up into the…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be able to be caught up into the world of thought — that is being educated. Great short quote and quotation by: Edith Hamilton ,

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To be a well-flavored man is the gi…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be a well-flavored man is the gift of fortune, but to write or read comes by nature. Great short quote and quotation by: William Shakespeare , Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 – 1616)

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To be a philosopher is not merely t…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, not even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry David Thoreau , US Transcendentalist author (1817 – 1862)

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To be able under all circumstances …

13 Oct , 2011  

To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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To be able to practice five things …

13 Oct , 2011  

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue…[They are] gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius, The Confucian Analects , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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To be able to fill leisure intellig…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization. Great short quote and quotation by: Arnold Toynbee , English historian & historical philosopher (1889 – 1975)

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To be able to fill leisure intellig…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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To be always fortunate, and to pass…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be always fortunate, and to pass through life with a soul that has never known sorrow, is to be ignorant of one half of nature. Great short quote and quotation by: Seneca , Roman dramatist, philosopher, & politician (5 BC – 65 AD)

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