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In the field of observation, chance favors the prepared mind.
In the field of observation, chance favors the prepared mind.
A favor tardily bestowed is no favor; for a favor quickly granted
is a more agreeable favor.
[Lat., read more
A favor tardily bestowed is no favor; for a favor quickly granted
is a more agreeable favor.
[Lat., Gratia, quae tarda est, ingrata est: gratia namque
Cum fieri properat, gratia grata magis.]
Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one.
Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one.
To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.
To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.
All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and. . . you don't win the favor of the ancient read more
All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and. . . you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.
The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.
The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.
Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder for someone else
Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder for someone else
Reborn, Sappho
wears monks' saffron.
Reborn, Sappho
wears monks' saffron.
We all know there is blood in meat
(USDA hearings in Senate Ag committee).
We all know there is blood in meat
(USDA hearings in Senate Ag committee).
