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 Middle age is when your old classmates are so gray and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you.  Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel, writing in a book of gold; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said - "What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head, And, with a look made all of sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord." Death is just nature's way of telling you to slow down. It is not the crook in modern business that we fear, but the honest man who does not know what he is doing. Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later. For another thing, they die earlier. Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants. Love teaches even asses to dance. Our trials are tests; our sorrows pave the way for a fuller life when we have earned it. It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, which give happiness. The reader who is illuminated is, in a real sense, the poem. Humor is the healthy way of feeling "distance" between one's self and the problem, a way of standing off and looking at one's problems with perspective. When praying does no good, insurance does help. It is always thus, impaled by a state of mind which is destined not to last, that we make our irrevocable decisions. Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it's much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important and that the best thing they can do with their lives is to use them in the service of other people. The way of a superior man is threefold: Virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; bold, he is free from fear. If you banish fear, nothing terribly bad can happen to you. Our first and last love is - self-love. Fear is stronger than arms. It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger for them. The art of putting the right men in the right places is first in the science of government; but that of finding places for the discontented is the most difficult. 
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