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Laziness has many disguises. Soon “winter doldrums” will become “spring fever.”

Bernard Williams

You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.
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Foolhardy Knows Mature
September tries its best to have us forget summer.
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September Summer Trying
We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness.
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Growth Time Weakness
What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.
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Humor Stranger World
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 must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.
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Action Belief Illusion
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
Laziness has many disguises. Soon “winter doldrums” will become “spring fever.”
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Fever Spring Winter
There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.
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Day Good Hope Morning
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
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
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Dog Happiness Nature
I like the word “indolence.” It makes my laziness seem classy.
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Humorous Lazy Man Profound
It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.
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Dream Sunset Watches
Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.
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Advice Junk Mail
A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn’t.
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Criticism Critics Friendship
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

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