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    What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning -- and some of them many times over -- what do you find? That you can swim? Well -- life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!

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When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.

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Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

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I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to complain about what you have than it is to read more

I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to complain about what you have than it is to ask for what you want.

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When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting read more

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.

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It is the growling man who lives a dog's life.

It is the growling man who lives a dog's life.

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Each department of knowledge passes through three stages. The theoretic stage; the theological stage and the metaphysical or abstract stage.

Each department of knowledge passes through three stages. The theoretic stage; the theological stage and the metaphysical or abstract stage.

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Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.

Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.

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When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when you smile, it's so much read more

When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when you smile, it's so much sexier!.

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No one is entitled to the truth.

No one is entitled to the truth.

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