Aphorisms

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Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment. Homer
Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you... Norman Vincent Peale
I was brought up to believe that how I saw myself was more important than how... Anwar el-Sadat
Do not spit in the well - you may be thirsty by and by. Russian Proverb
If you have the creative urge, it isn't going to go away. But sometimes it... Hugh Macleod
Death's brother, Sleep. Virgil
Death comes to all But great achievements raise a monument Which shall... George Fabricius
It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not... P. G. Wodehouse
I celebrate myself, and sing myself. Walt Whitman
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you... H. L. Mencken
Character is forged in the smallest of struggles. Then, when the big... Waiter Rant
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it... Woody Allen
A hero is one who does what he can. The others don't. Romain Rolland
If you wish me to weep, you must mourn first yourself. Horace
In war, truth is the first casualty. Aeschylus
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Frederick Douglass
Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity. Samuel Johnson
Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day. Albert Camus
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. Douglas Adams
I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us... Ronald Reagan
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
You don't get anything clean without getting something else dirty. Cecil Baxter
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the... Sidney J. Harris
Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could see their... E. Joseph Crossman
If it weren't for baseball, many kids wouldn't know what a millionaire looked... Phyllis Diller
In the courtroom of the conscience, a case is always in progress. Dutch Proverb
In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry... Peter Drucker
My masculinity isn't hinged on whether or not I knit. Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess
"Careful with fire" is good advice we know. "Careful with words" is ten... William Carleton
Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown. Chinese Proverb