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I like the word “indolence.” It makes my laziness seem classy.

Bernard Williams

Tranquility is like quicksilver. The harder you grab for it, the less likely you will grasp it.
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Harder Less Like Tranquility
September tries its best to have us forget summer.
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September Summer Trying
People who say, ‘Let the chips fall where they may,’ usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.
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Chip Fall May People
We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness.
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Growth Time Weakness
An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
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Extravagance Spirit Thinking
Laziness has many disguises. Soon “winter doldrums” will become “spring fever.”
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Fever Spring Winter
It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.
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Dream Sunset Watches
Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
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Democratic Snowstorms Things
Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them.
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Ideas Inspiration Son
Americans are optimists. They hope they’ll be wealthy someday – and they’re positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can.
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Emptiness Optimism Optimistic
The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
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April Lord Spring
If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.
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Business Disappointment Regret
There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.
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Day Good Hope Morning
Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
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Inspirational Inspiring Positive
The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.
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Average Discover Father Men
A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
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Half Lying Truth

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