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This is the true joy in life — bei…

14 Jun , 2013  

This is the true joy in life — being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one… Great short quote and quotation by: George Bernard Shaw , Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)

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George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, Epistle Dedicatory

This is the true joy in life, the b…

14 Jun , 2013  

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will […]

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This report, by its very length, de…

17 Apr , 2013  

This report, by its very length, defends itself against being read. Great short quote and quotation by: Winston Churchill ,

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Those that respect the law and love…

17 Apr , 2013  

Those that respect the law and love sausage should watch neither being made. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)

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Those who are too smart to engage i…

17 Apr , 2013  

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. Great short quote and quotation by: Plato , Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

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Those who are too smart to engage i…

17 Apr , 2013  

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. Great short quote and quotation by: Plato , Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

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Thousands of candles can be lighted…

17 Jan , 2012  

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Great short quote and quotation by: Buddha , Indian philosopher & religious leader (563 BC – 483 BC)

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William Faulkner

Time is dead as long as it is being…

13 Oct , 2011  

Time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life. Great short quote and quotation by: William Faulkner , US novelist (1897 – 1962)

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R. A. Salvatore, Siege of Darkness

To any intelligent being, there is …

13 Oct , 2011  

To any intelligent being, there is no emotion more important than hope. Individually or collectively, we must hope that the future will be better than the past, that our offspring, and theirs after them, will be a bit closer to an ideal society, whatever our perception of that might be… It is at those times […]

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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 good, we must do good; and by…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure means of being good, as the use and exercise of the muscles increase their power. Great short quote and quotation by: Tryon Edwards , (1809 – 1894)

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E e cummings

To be nobody but yourself in a worl…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle any human being can fight and never stop fighting. Great short quote and quotation by: e e cummings , US poet (1894 – 1962)

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