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Except during the nine months

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does.
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Do you know what a

Do you know what a pessimist is? A person who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself and hates them for it.
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There is no satisfaction in

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it
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To drift is to be

To drift is to be in hell; to be in heaven is to steer.
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The fact that a believer

The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than saying a drunken man is happier than a sober man.
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If you have an apple

If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.
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This is the true joy

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
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Take the utmost trouble to

Take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then say it with the utmost levity.
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A life spent in making

A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing.
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What is virtue but the

What is virtue but the trades unionism of the married.
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