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 A fool there was and he made his prayer (Even as you and I!) To a rag and a bone and a hank of hair (We called her the woman who did not care) But the fool he called her his lady fair - (Even as you or I!)  The only living life is in the past and future-the present is an interlude- strange interlude in which we call on past and future to bear witness that we are living. There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor. All great men come out of the middle classes. No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. There are three signs of old age: loss of memory ... I forget the other two. Happiness grows at our firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens. I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather I believe it indispensible to talent: if for nothing else than to increase the talent. If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin. Perhaps someday it will be pleasant to remember even this. - Virgil This is a perfect pair - he's a hypochondriac and she's a pill. A tool is but the extension of a man's hand, and a machine is but a complex tool. And he that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well-being of mankind. Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it is a business. Knowledge is power. Definition of a Jewish nymphomaniac: A woman who will make love the same day she has her hair done. Don't let other people tell you what you want. The journey is my home. Generous people are rarely mentally ill people. A man of courage is also full of faith. - Cicero God does not ask your ability, or your inability. He asks only your availability. 
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