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Vote early and vote often….

15 Feb , 2011  

Vote early and vote often. Great short quote and quotation by: Al Capone , US gangster (1899 – 1947)

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We are like sculptors, constantly c…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are like sculptors, constantly carving out of others the image we long for, need, love or desire, often against reality, against their benefit, and always, in the end, a disappointment, because it does not fit them. Great short quote and quotation by: Anais Nin , US (French-born) author & diarist (1903 – 1977)

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We have perhaps a natural fear of e…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends. Great short quote and quotation by: Eric Hoffer , (1902 – 1983)

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We most often go astray on a well t…

15 Feb , 2011  

We most often go astray on a well trodden and much frequented road. Great short quote and quotation by: Seneca , Roman dramatist, philosopher, & politician (5 BC – 65 AD)

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Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We often do good in order that we m…

15 Feb , 2011  

We often do good in order that we may do evil with impunity. Great short quote and quotation by: Francois De La Rochefoucauld , French author & moralist (1613 – 1680)

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We often use strong language not to…

15 Feb , 2011  

We often use strong language not to express a powerful emotion but to evoke it in us. Great short quote and quotation by: Eric Hoffer , (1902 – 1983)

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We often forgive those who bore us,…

15 Feb , 2011  

We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore. Great short quote and quotation by: Francois De La Rochefoucauld , French author & moralist (1613 – 1680)

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We should often be ashamed of our f…

15 Feb , 2011  

We should often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood our motives. Great short quote and quotation by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld , French author & moralist (1613 – 1680)

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We would often be sorry if our wish…

15 Feb , 2011  

We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified. Great short quote and quotation by: Aesop , Greek slave & fable author (620 BC – 560 BC)

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We would often be sorry if our wish…

15 Feb , 2011  

We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified. Great short quote and quotation by: Aesop, The Old Man and Death , Greek slave & fable author (620 BC – 560 BC)

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

What seems to be generosity is ofte…

15 Feb , 2011  

What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. Great short quote and quotation by: Francois De La Rochefoucauld , French author & moralist (1613 – 1680)

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What torture, this life in society!…

15 Feb , 2011  

What torture, this life in society! Often someone is obliging enough to offer me a light, and in order to oblige him I have to fish a cigarette out of my pocket. Great short quote and quotation by: Karl Kraus , Austrian author and journalist (1874 – 1936)

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