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Otto von Bismarck

When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it into practice. --Otto von Bismarck

Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them. --Aristotle

Be sincere; be brief; be seated. --Franklin D. Roosevelt

Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. --Sir Francis Bacon

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? --Henry David Thoreau

There are two kinds of light--the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures. --James Thurber

The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am rolled, the more I gain. --Susan B. Anthony

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable. --Samuel Johnson

I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. --Mark Twain

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. --William Jennings Bryan



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