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A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married. H. L. Mencken

Man Fool Married He Know May

Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others. Henry Drummond

Happiness Giving Others Consists Serving Serving Others

There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves. Jose Rizal

Tyrants Where Slaves

Spirituality is not a formula; it is not a test. It is a relationship. Spirituality is not about competency; it is about intimacy. Spirituality is not about perfection; it is about connection. The way of the spiritual life begins where we are now in the mess of our lives. Mike Yaconelli

Life Spiritual Relationship Spirituality Our Intimacy Way Our Lives About Spiritual Life Perfection Mess Test Begins Where Formula Connection Now Lives

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. Robert A. Heinlein

Freedom You Peace Once Having Both Count Ever

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man. Thomas Paine

God Faith Man Cruel Makes Belief

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression. W. E. B. Du Bois

Liberty Cost Price Than Repression Less

Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel. Augustus Hare

Inspirational Knowledge Thought Wind Sail Vessel Mankind

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now. Denis Waitley

Motivational Future Time You Goals Past Control Live Detailed Vivid Only Over Learn Any Which Moment Now Set

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one. E. B. White

Genius Pot More Than Cracked Often Whole Found

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. Gilbert K. Chesterton

Hurt Party Has-Been He Wronged Healed Because Insult Does Stiff Been Want Wants Apology Injured Second

When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had one before. H. L. Mencken

Old Practice Before Politicians Taxpayer Ways Abandoned Never Had Merely New Source Where Taxation Means Found Two

As God has not made anything useless in this world, as all beings fulfill obligations or a role in the sublime drama of Creation, I cannot exempt from this duty, and small though it be, I too have a mission to fill, as for example: alleviating the sufferings of my fellowmen. Jose Rizal

God Obligations World Made Example Duty Creation Too Drama Though Small Alleviating Mission For Example Exempt Sublime Role Anything Cannot Fulfill Useless Beings Fill Sufferings

If you really believe in what you're doing, work hard, take nothing personally and if something blocks one route, find another. Never give up. Laurie Notaro

Work Never Give Up You Work Hard Nothing Believe Find Give Something Take Never Another Doing Blocks Up Personally Really Hard Route

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. Marilyn vos Savant

Giving Giving Up Temporary Makes Permanent Condition Up Often Being Defeated

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have. Ralph Marston

Life You Gift Thank You Gave Neglected Way Must Would Someone Give More Attract Blessings Likely Another Truly Offer Thank What If Same Order Them Appreciate

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation. Seneca

Opportunity Luck Preparation Meets Where

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