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Maxiom of the day
Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head
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Maxiom of the day
The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.
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Maxiom of the day
You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.
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Maxiom of the day
Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.
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Maxiom of the day
Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions.
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Maxiom of the day
Sometimes there are no second chances; so forgive the past, remember the present and prepare for the future. It's the only life you're given.
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Maxiom of the day
If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
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Maxiom of the day
A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.
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Maxiom of the day
A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
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Maxiom of the day
What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of the moment that create your future. The outline of your future path already exists, for you created its pattern by your past.
