WORDS
OF
WISDOM
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This is just a quick page I thought up of sayings
that I think are really good.
Feel
free to use them on your site if you like, but leave my name somewhere
:-)
As
there aren't any pictures on here, I still hope you'll read the
sayings from the start to the finish. There are quite a few to
read :-)
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* No one has ever hurt their eyes by looking
at the brighter side of life.
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The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our
wits to grow sharper.
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I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when
I nod: my shadow does that much better.
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A rich man is just a poor man with money.
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Life is a gift. Nothing is worth missing out on.
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Economy is too late at the bottom of the purse.
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To be what we are and to become what we are capable of becoming
is the only end of life.
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Creative minds always have been known to survive any kind of bad
training.
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It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same.
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The more we give of anything, the more we receive in return.
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You have achieved success if you have lived well, laughed often
and loved much.
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The person who marries for money, usually earns every penny of
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* Friendship with oneself is all important,
because without it, one cannot be friends with anyone else in
the world.
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A friend is a present you give yourself.
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Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.
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The only rose without thorns is friendship.
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What the heart gives away is never gone. It is kept in the hearts
of others.
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Some of the finest friendships are between persons of different
dispositions. The mind is often attracted by perfections it
lacks itself.
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The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that
opens in return.
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If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much
time with them and half as much money on them.
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Happiness does not come from what you have, but from what you
are.
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Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.
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The decision to decide is the first and most important choice
you will ever make.
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The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and
swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like
it was the best conversation you've ever had.
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It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it,
but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing
until it arrives.
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True happiness springs from moderation.
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We’re all the same - until we stand to gain something
from being different.
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Compassion comes from within, but can only be seen when given
to another.
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Don't fear what you can't understand.
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Sometimes, only the innocent can see the true face of evil.
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None of us can choose where we will love.
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The only way to overcome your fears is to face them.
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Before you borrow money from a friend, decide which you need
more.
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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are damned if you
don't try.
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Remember we all stumble, everyone of us. That's why it's a comfort
to go hand in hand.
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Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll
love you back! Don't expect love in return; just wait for it
to grow in their heart but if it doesn't, be content it grew
in yours.
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It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to
like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime
to forget someone.
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Remember, you may not be able to control what life puts in your
path, but you can control who you are and who you will become.
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We are inclined to believe those we do not know because they
have never deceived us.
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Whoever is happy will make others happy too.
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What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult
for each other.
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If there is anything better than to be loved, it is loving.
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Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes
are truly endless.
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The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen
or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
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A heart that touches the life of others, lives on forever.
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Music is the soundtrack to our life.
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If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken
better care of myself.
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Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even
that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because
it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
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There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that
you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for
real!
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Most human beings have an absolute and infinite capacity for
taking things for granted.
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Nothing is more despicable than success based on fear.
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If your only opportunity is to be equal, then it's not equality.
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A good deed, no matter how small, is worth more than the grandest
good intention.
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Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty.
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Imagination is the eye of the soul.
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Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over, and showing
it principally in one spot.
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Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.
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One of the real secrets of happiness is to be content with what
you have.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.
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Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians.
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In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but
the silence of our friends.
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Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were
a year ago.
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The secret of teaching is to appear to have known all your life
what you learned this afternoon.
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Speaking without thinking is shooting without taking aim.
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Vacation is time off to remind employees that the business can
get along without them.
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He who hesitates is sometimes saved.
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To be needed by someone should never be a burden. It's a blessing.
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Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.
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Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
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It is far more important to do your best than to win. Those
who win are no always doing their best.
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What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the
dark.
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A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
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There is something sick about a person whose only interest is
money. And the same can be said, I think for the Company whose
sole goal is profit.
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The world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy for those
who feel.
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In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments - there
are consequences.
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When you attempt to live within your income the outcome is usually
a come down.
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There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted,
but now it happens to everybody.
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Children become adults when they stop asking their parents for
an allowance and request a loan.
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Perhaps the reason when can never find anything is that it was
never lost.
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The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.
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A memory is what some people use to forget with.
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There may be luck in getting a job, but there's no luck in keeping
it.
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Those whom we cannot stand are usually those whom we cannot
understand.
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Behind a truly successful businessman there are many years of
non-success.
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It is much easier to apologise than to ask permission.
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If you do not know where you are going, every road will get
you nowhere.
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change
everything - or nothing.
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I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself.
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If he works for you, you work for him.
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If only I could do it all over again, and avoid the "banana
skins" of life.
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A doctor has a successful practice when he can afford to tell
his patients the truth when there is nothing wrong with them.
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It is often better not to see an insult than to attempt to avenge
it.
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If you feel that some things in life are not coming fast enough,
at least you can't complain about your birthdays.
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If you want to be loved, love and be lovable.
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Love that is old never rusts.
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Leadership is an action, not a word.
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The sure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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Things only ever go wrong at the last moment.
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Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't
be promoted.
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Follow the crowd and you will never be followed by a crowd.
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If you enjoy what you are doing you can always find time for
whatever you want to do.
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Those who mistake their good luck for their merit are inevitably
bound for disaster.
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There is a secret person undamaged in every individual.
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People who manipulate the minds of others to cover their own
inadequacies, will only fool the weak and themselves.
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All the greatest pleasures in life are silent.
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You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become
uninterested in money, compliments or publicity.
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The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate
it.
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Charity begins at home, and seems nowadays to end there.
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