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  • Lana Turner A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
    Lana Turner
    American actress (1921 - 1995)
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  • George Bernard Shaw A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • William Shakespeare Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson A beautiful form is better than a beautiful face; it gives a higher pleasure than statues or pictures; it is the finest of the fine arts.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Theodore Roosevelt A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
    Theodore Roosevelt
    American statesman (1858 - 1919)
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  • William Cowper Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
    William Cowper
    English poet (1731 - 1800)
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  • Rose Macaulay : One should, I think, always give children money, for they will spend it for themselves far more profitably than we can ever spend it for them.
    Rose Macaulay
    English writer (1881 - 1958)
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  • Oscar Wilde Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • John Ruskin Children see in their parents the past, their parents see in them the future; and if we find more love in the parents for their children than in children for their parents, this is sad but natural. Who does not entertain his hopes more than his recollections.
    John Ruskin
    English art critic (1819 - 1900)
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  • Arthur Calwell It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.
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  • Voltaire Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.
    Voltaire
    French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
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  • Bertrand Russell Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • André Maurois Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
    André Maurois
    French writer (ps. van mile Herzog) (1885 - 1967)
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  • Mahatma Gandhi A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • George Bernard Shaw A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • George Bernard Shaw Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Brian Tracy Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.
    Brian Tracy
    Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development aut (1944 - )
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  • Henry Allen It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.
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  • Walt Disney The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.
    Walt Disney
    American producer (1901 - 1966)
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  • Horace A good scare is worth more than good advice.
    Horace
    Roman poet
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