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How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
- Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands after wards.
- Robert Heinlein (1907-1988)
And of course:
Things are only impossible until they are not
- Jean Luc Picard (commanded or the star ship Enterprise NG)
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A government that robs Peter to pay Paul, can always depend on the support of Paul. ~George Bernard Shaw~
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Hi,
'If you want to be happy it is necessary not to be too intelligent'.
(Flaubert)
Flaubert
Long days and pleasant nights
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JohnDalglish
Hi,
'If you want to be happy it is necessary not to be too intelligent'.
(Flaubert)
Flaubert
Long days and pleasant nights
How very true.
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Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson~
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"Most people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem."
-Ronald Reagan
"I am the way, the truth, and the light."
-Jesus of Nazereth
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
Socrates
:rofl:
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Srbo
By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
Socrates
:rofl:
Hi,
Aye,. and he was married to the infamous shrew and harridan, Xanthippe.
Xanthippe
Long days and pleasant nights
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So he spoke from experience, not just philosophically. I'm leaving, I'm leaving. :smile2:
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Ben Franklin