Virtue, like a dowerless beauty, has more admirers than followers.
BILL VAUGHANProgress is a continuing effort to make the things we eat, drink, and wear as good as they used to be.
More Bill Vaughan Quotes
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There is no need to engage in a mental dialogue about the merits and demerits of the fish, emotionally react to the fish, or jump into the water to try to catch the fish. Once the fish is out of sight, it should also be out of mind.
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The great soul that sits on the throne of the universe is not, never was, and never will be, in a hurry.
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The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.
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Occasionally we sigh for an earlier day when we could just look at the stars without worrying whether they were theirs or ours.
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Muscles come and go; flab lasts.
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Because, as we are told-a sad old joke, too- Ghosts, like the ladies, never speak till spoke to.
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The work of healing is peeling away the barriers of fear that keep us unaware of our true nature of love, peace, and rich interconnection with the web of life.
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The same sun that melts butter hardens clay.
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There’s something about getting up at 5 a.m., feeding the stock and chickens, and milking a couple of cows before breakfast that gives you a lifelong respect for the price of butter and eggs.
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Who grasps with his fist one who has an arm of steel injures only his own powerless wrist. Wait till inconstant fortune ties his hand, then … pick out his brains.
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Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle age is when you’re forced to.
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It is only the first obstacle which counts to conquer modesty.
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I’m an actor. And I guess I’ve done so many movies I’ve achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.
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One of the most gracious dispensations of God concerning His saints is their lovely unawareness of sanctity. The nearer they move to Him, the more conscious are they of sin.
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The eyes are the amulets of the mind.
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