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We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.

Bernard Williams

Laziness has many disguises. Soon “winter doldrums” will become “spring fever.”
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Fever Spring Winter
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
It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.
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Dream Sunset Watches
I like the word “indolence.” It makes my laziness seem classy.
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Humorous Lazy Man Profound
The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
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April Lord Spring
You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.
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Foolhardy Knows Mature
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
There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.
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Day Good Hope Morning
A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn’t.
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Criticism Critics Friendship
An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
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Extravagance Spirit Thinking
A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
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Half Lying Truth
Few things move as quietly as the future.
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Life Moving Queletly
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
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
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

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