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If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.

Bernard Williams

What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.
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Humor Stranger World
Laziness has many disguises. Soon “winter doldrums” will become “spring fever.”
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Fever Spring Winter
Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
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Becoming Secret Valleys
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
The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
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April Lord Spring
Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
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Books Reading Sports
It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.
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Dream Sunset Watches
A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
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Half Lying Truth
I like the word “indolence.” It makes my laziness seem classy.
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Humorous Lazy Man Profound
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
We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness.
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Growth Time Weakness
September tries its best to have us forget summer.
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September Summer Trying
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
You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.
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Foolhardy Knows Mature
We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.
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Action Belief Illusion

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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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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