There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them.

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There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their...

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their...

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck...

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck...

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.

One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best...

One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best...

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love...

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love...

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God...

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God...

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one...

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one...

A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.

A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.

It's not the things you don't know that fool you. It's the things you do...

It's not the things you don't know that fool you. It's the things you do...

When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion,...

When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion,...

When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can...

When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can...