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Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through. Jonathan Swift
Legal Laws Small Through Catch Like May Break Which Flies Cobweb Wasps
Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Napoleon Hill
Man Achieve Mind Whatever Believe Conceive
Social media is something of a double-edged sword. At its best, social media offers unprecedented opportunities for marginalized people to speak and bring much needed attention to the issues they face. At its worst, social media also offers 'everyone' an unprecedented opportunity to share in collective outrage without reflection. Roxane Gay
Best People Speak Opportunities Opportunity Reflection Social Media Collective Face Everyone Worst Unprecedented Something Outrage Share Attention Also Without Issues Offers Social Double-Edged Double-Edged Sword Much Media Sword Bring Marginalized Needed
Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men. Voltaire
Inspire Men Tolerance Christian Intolerant All Religions Religions Most Until Course Been Should Now Christians
Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong. Ayn Rand
You Will Think Find Facing Wrong Check Exist Contradiction Contradictions Whenever Them Your Premises
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Charles Caleb Colton
Imitation Sincerest Sincerest Form Form Flattery
The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. Niccolo Machiavelli
Broken Word Past Promise Given Present Necessity
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. Niccolo Machiavelli
War Others Postponed Only Advantage Avoiding
A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day. Andre Maurois
Day Marriage Every Day Every Must Edifice Successful Rebuilt
When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves. Anthony J. D'Angelo
Problems Dig Solving Hacking Instead Leaves Just Roots
The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure. D. H. Lawrence
Nature Flower Earth Fairest Still Roots Manure Thing
I've heard there are troubles of more than one kind; some come from ahead, and some come from behind. But I've brought a big bat. I'm all ready, you see; now my troubles are going to have troubles with me! Dr. Seuss
Me You Big Bat Kind See Some Brought More Troubles Come Ready Heard Than Going Behind Now
The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression. H. L. Mencken
Government Oppression Humane Top Worst Moral Composed No Limit Most Limit Very Often Fanatics Tolerant Cynics
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements. Napoleon Hill
Inspirational Dreams Soul Visions Cherish Ultimate Achievements Children Your Your Dreams
The ladder of success is never crowded at the top. Napoleon Hill
Success Ladder Top Crowded Never Success Is
I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free. Nikos Kazantzakis
Hope Fear Free Nothing Am
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Great Lie World Sometimes Wind Sail Anchor Must Find Drift Direction Reach Great Thing Nor Heaven Where Against Moving Much Stand Port Thing
Without mathematics, there's nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers. Shakuntala Devi
Mathematics You Nothing Everything Around Without Numbers
Feelings aroused by the touch of someone's hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith - all work on both the unconscious and the conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences as well. Bernie Siegel
Work Love Beautiful Hope Music Art Faith Sunset Laughter Feelings Smell Flower Consequences Someone Touch Both Physiological Self Unconscious Well Aroused Sound Sound Of Music Hand Aspects Conscious
Most of us never stop to consider our blessings; rather, we spend the day only thinking about our problems. But since you have to be alive to have problems, be grateful for the opportunity to have them. Bernie Siegel
Day You Grateful Opportunity Problems Be Grateful Thinking Consider Our Spend Alive About Rather Only Never Never Stop Since Most Blessings Stop Them Us
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. Dale Carnegie
Hope Business People World Important Important Things No Hope Seemed Most Been Accomplished Trying Who Things Kept
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. Denis Waitley
Teacher Saying Failure Delay Nothing Defeat Our Temporary Something Only Detour Dead Dead End Undertaker Doing End Being Should Avoid
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Happiness Thankful Gratitude Thought Thanks Would Highest Highest Form Maintain Wonder Form
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. Robert A. Heinlein
Religion Law Political Political Power Will Power Almost Cult Truism Any Legislate Creed
Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It's the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps. Sharon Draper
Happiness Beautiful Sunset Happy Joy Little Things Events First Giggle Perfect Make Grand Little Moments Things
One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood. Agatha Christie
Life You Happy Think Childhood Happen Happy Childhood Luckiest Things
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