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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer. Walter Scott
New Year's Time Age Year Cheer Fittest Deemed Each
What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? Adam Smith
Happiness Health Man Added Out Clear Clear Conscience Debt Who Conscience
Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things. Adam Smith
Justice Peace Natural Rest Degree Else State Carry Administration Easy Brought About Highest Highest Degree Course Opulence Being Little Barbarism Taxes Lowest Requisite Tolerable Things
The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%. Andrew Carnegie
Work World Few Energy Those Hat Ability More Only Put Head Puts Takes Between Devote Souls His Off Than Person Capacity Far Average Average Person Who Stands
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. Andrew Carnegie
Finance Good Trust Wealth Community Administer Sacred Lifetime Bound Surplus His Which
It is the unseen and the spiritual in people that determines the outward and the actual. Oswald Chambers
Spiritual People Determines Unseen Outward Actual
When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with Reality. Oswald Chambers
Man Reality Cowardly Way Touch Only He Wits Pray His End Get Thing
Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with. Peter Marshall
Change Live Willing Easy Wrong Make Lord Where Us Right
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation. Peter Marshall
Life Duration Donation Measure
Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer. Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Legal Lawyer Compromise Cheapest
You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us. Robert Louis Stevenson
You Will Long Before Think Tell Dogs Any Heaven Us
It's the steady, quiet, plodding ones who win in the lifelong race. Robert W. Service
Win Steady Lifelong Quiet Race Who
Sufficient for me is that honour which is not seen of men but is felt in the heart, as faithful is He who hath promised and who never lies. Saint Patrick
Me Heart Men Seen Faithful Honour Promised Lies Hath Never He Felt Which Who Sufficient
I have a Creator who knew all things, even before they were made - even me, his poor little child. Saint Patrick
Me Made Before All Things Knew Were His Child Little Poor Little Child Who Even Creator Things
Faces that have charmed us the most escape us the soonest. Walter Scott
Charmed Faces Most Escape Us
Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another. Adam Smith
Man Animal Dog Other Exchanges Another Makes Does Bargain Bones
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory. Alexander Smith
Song Victory Would Memorial Day Rather Remembered Than
The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it. Andrew Carnegie
Men One Line Stuck Line Succeeded Who Chosen
There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else. Andrew Carnegie
Class Money Nothing Else Possesses Wretched Which
I just go where the guitar takes me. Angus Young
Me Guitar Takes Go Just Where
I've always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives. Billy Connolly
Funny Army Those See Wee Red Knives Does Always Go Wanted Switzerland
Distance is a bad excuse for not having a good relationship with somebody. It's the determination to keep it going or let it fall by the wayside; that's the real reason that the relationships continue. James McAvoy
Good Relationship Determination Somebody Fall Relationships Distance Wayside Bad Good Relationship Having Excuse Real Continue Real Reason Going Reason Keep
You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside. Oswald Chambers
God You Amazing Will Earth Inside Never Most Amazed Cease Person Done
This is a day of little faith - of few convictions - a day when men seem to have no great causes and no great passions. So in frustration, in disappointment, they are inclined to say, 'You can't change human nature.' It is true that we cannot change human nature. But God can. Peter Marshall
God Faith Day Great Nature You Change Disappointment Frustration Men Few Convictions Human Nature Say We Cannot Seem True Causes Passions Human Cannot Little Little Faith Inclined
It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail. Peter Marshall
Better Cause Will Fail Ultimately Than Succeed
True guilt is guilt at the obligation one owes to oneself to be oneself. False guilt is guilt felt at not being what other people feel one ought to be or assume that one is. R. D. Laing
People Obligation Guilt Owes Assume Other Ought Oneself True Feel Felt False Being
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