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Give me neither poverty nor riches. Examine the personality of the mother, who is the medium through which the primitive infant transforms herself into a socialized human being. The Romans would never have had time to conquer the world if they had been obliged to learn Latin first of all. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever. Wit is far more often a shield than a lance. A friend in power is a friend lost. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright. People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up. My second ex-wife was really kind of like a ship passing in the night. Only she turned out to be the Exxon Valdez. This world is white no longer, and it will never be white again. For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing. Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. No man does anything from a single motive. Prospect is often better than possession. That which is escaped now is pain to come. O Life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, to wretches such as I. The will is the strong blind man who carries on his shoulders the lame man who can see. Whilst Adam slept, Eve from his side arose; Strange his first sleep would be his last repose. The bow is bent, the arrow flies, The winged shaft of fate.
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