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    Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.

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People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be, read more

People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be, that they're all asleep at the switch. Consequently we are living in the Age of Human Error.

by Florence King Found in: Relationships Quotes,
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Until we meet again, may the good Lord take a liking to you.

Until we meet again, may the good Lord take a liking to you.

by Roy Rogers Found in: Relationships Quotes,
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For good or ill, your conversation is your advertisement. Every time you open your mouth you let men look into read more

For good or ill, your conversation is your advertisement. Every time you open your mouth you let men look into your mind. Do they see it well clothed, neat, businesswise?.

by Bruce Burton Found in: Relationships Quotes,
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They have come up with a perfect understanding. He won't try to run her life, and he won't try to read more

They have come up with a perfect understanding. He won't try to run her life, and he won't try to run his, either.

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If we would just support each other -- that's ninety percent of the problem.

If we would just support each other -- that's ninety percent of the problem.

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The older I grow the more I listen to people who don't talk much.

The older I grow the more I listen to people who don't talk much.

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If one of us could ascend to the heavenly realm and for a few hours accompany the divine on His read more

If one of us could ascend to the heavenly realm and for a few hours accompany the divine on His daily rounds, he would see below millions of his fellow humans busily hurling themselves into the passions, sports, and action of those around him. But if our observer had the power and omniscience of the Lord, he would also feel and sense, pulsing through and vibrating from every one of us here below, a desperate and unending plea, "Notice me! I want to be known admired, and loved by the whole world!" And it is this, this glorious weakness, this dependence of ours on each other, that makes some of us usually heroes and fools at the same time.

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There is no original truth, only original error.

There is no original truth, only original error.

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Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.

Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.

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