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Francis of Assisi
It is not fitting, when
It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
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Groucho Marx
Age is not a particularly
Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.
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Francis of Assisi
Above all the grace and
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
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Jack Handey
Some folks say it was
Some folks say it was a miracle. Saint Francis suddenly appeared and knocked the next pitch clean over the fence. But I think it was just a lucky swing.
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Francis of Assisi
Where there is injury let
Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
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David Searles
The tendency of an event
The tendency of an event to occur varies inversely with one's preparation for it.
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Emeasoba George
I don't know what you're
I don't know what you're passing through now or what is passing through you presently, it could be a setback, an ordeal, a disappointment or stuffs like that. Notwithstanding, never give up. Rather, hang on and hang in there i.e. be/remain persistent and hopeful no matter what happens. For, things will sooner or later turn out for the good/better even beyond your expectation/imagination.
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Woodrow Wyatt
A man falls in love
A man falls in love through his eyes, a woman through her ears.
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Emeasoba George
Always be full of true
Always be full of true love i.e. be and remain unable to stop thinking of or talking of/portraying true love which is ever all-important.
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Groucho Marx
From the moment I picked
From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.
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Emeasoba George
Self-delusion is failure to recognize
Self-delusion is failure to recognize a reality. Now, if you dare to think or say that true doesn't exist. Then, you're delusive. For, true love exists and it will ever exist.
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Jack Handey
You know what would be
You know what would be the most terrifying thing that could ever happen to a flea Getting caught inside a watch somehow. You don't even care, do you.
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Emeasoba George
Faith is the only virtue
Faith is the only virtue that makes/will make what you hope for a reality. Therefore, have/portray a living faith in order to metamorphose your hopes into realities.
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Charles Scribner Jr
Beyond the formative effects of
Beyond the formative effects of reading on the individuals composing society, the fact that they have read the same books gives them experiences and ideas in common. These constitute a kind of shorthand of ideas which helps make communication quicker and more efficient. That is what we mean when we say figuratively of another person, We speak the same language.
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Wilbur Wright
I know of only one
I know of only one bird - the parrot - that talks and it can't fly very high.
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Emeasoba George
Regardless of your affluence/qualifications/social status
Regardless of your affluence/qualifications/social status until you showcase true love to all, you are worthless and you will remain worthless (1st Corianthians 13 : 2) Q.E.D.
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Emeasoba George
What it takes to make
What it takes to make every so seemed impossibility/unreality a possibility/a reality is just courage/an unyielding faith. Oh! Yes, that's just what it takes period.
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Groucho Marx
Either this man is dead
Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped.
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Jack Handey
The old-timers around here still
The old-timers around here still shake their heads and chuckle about that city slicker who came through, trying to peddle 'hair restorer.' He took everyone's money in a poker game, so when he tried to sell the bottles of hair restorer, nobody had any money left to buy it
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Emeasoba George
Are you being or have
Are you being or have you been discouraged by your age? If Yes, then it's high time you've got to refuse to be discouraged by it. For, your age shouldn't discourage you from pursuing/going after/achieving a new dream/vision/aspiration.
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Charles Scribner Jr
Language is the soul of
Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that intellect is cultivated beyond the commonplace experiences of everyday life.
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Emeasoba George
Sometimes, adversity/difficulty marks a turning
Sometimes, adversity/difficulty marks a turning point in one's lifetime i.e. sometimes it ends up turning one's life around. I mean, it finally makes one's life better and never worse.
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Wilbur Wright
It is possible to fly
It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.
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Emeasoba George
Failure is meant to be
Failure is meant to be a crossroad i.e. a point at which you are expected to make a critical decision about what to do next i.e. whether to quit or not, move forward or backward. But, never you quit/move backward no matter what happens.
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