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Men do not mirror themselves in running water; they mirror themselves in still water.

Bill Vaughan

Beauty, alone, may please, not captivate; if lacking grace, ’tis but a hookless bait.
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Bait Beauty Grace
The world could not long ignore a holy church. The church is not despised because it is holy: it is despised because it is not holy enough.
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Differences Holy Ignore Long People
Most people – and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all – are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.
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Book Ideas People
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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Movie Stars Thinking
Never seem wiser or more learned than the people you are with.
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Conversation People Pocket Watches
O hour, of all hours, the most blesse’d upon earth, The bless’d hour of our dinners!
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Dinner Earth Eating
Perhaps God chose me to be an atheist?
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Atheism Atheist God Positive
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
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Christmas Family Happy Inspirational
The United States grants the favors of the second, third, or fifty-seventh chance, and its citizens remain free to invent for themselves whatever character draws a crowd or pays the rent.
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Character Forgiveness United States
The wise individual doesn’t get too attached to any of life’s pleasures, knowing that wonderful science is hard at work proving it’s bad for him.
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Knowing Wise Wonderful
Walk with a sense of being a part of a vast universe. Consider the thousands of miles of earth beneath your feet; think of the limitless expanse of space above your head.
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Beneath Early Expanse Feet Limitless Morning
There is a mighty big difference between good sound reasons and reasons that sound good.
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Differences Reason Sound
Live constructively and live optimistically.
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Constructed Live Optimistically
Iraq may get peace and stability through restoring it’s sovereignty under participation of all Iraqi factions and sectarian groups, who must rebuild a new democratic, free and independent Iraq.
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Country Independent Participation Sovereignty
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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Demerits Emotionally Fish Once React
The easiest books are generally the best; for, whatever author is obscure and difficult in his own language, certainly does not think clearly.
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Book Doe Thinking

Men do not mirror themselves in running water; they mirror themselves in still water.

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