“Roses fall, but the thorns remain.” – Dutch Proverb
"Roses fall, but the thorns remain." – Dutch Proverb
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Dignity
Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand. – Santayana, George
Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. -Saying, Jewish
Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. -Saying, Jewish
It’s better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. -Thurber, James
It’s better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. -Thurber, James
"July 4. Statistics show that we lose more fools on this day than in all the other days of the year put together. This proves, by the number left in stock, that one fourth of July per year is now inadequate, the country has grown so." – Mark Twain
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The way of the world is, to praise dead saints, and persecute living ones. -Howe, Nathaniel
The way of the world is, to praise dead saints, and persecute living ones. -Howe, Nathaniel
"A man in the house is worth two in the street." – Mae West
“A man in the house is worth two in the street.” – Mae West
The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead. -Aristotle
The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead. -Aristotle
"We can’t all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by" – Will Rogers
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"You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You’ll never remember class time, but you’ll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don’t have. Drink ’til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does…"" – Tom Petty
“You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You’ll never remember …
"For my part I distrust all generalizations about women, favorable and unfavorable, masculine and feminine, ancient and modern; all alike, I should say, result from paucity of experience." – Bertrand Russell
“For my part I distrust all generalizations about women, favorable and unfavorable, masculine and feminine, ancient and modern; …