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One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is beaten, and to leave off fighting at once. – Samuel Butler

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People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced. – Samuel Butler

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A mans friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage – but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends. – Samuel Butler

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The first proof of a persons incapacity to achieve, is their endeavoring to fix the stigma of failure on others. – B. R. Hayden

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Losing doesnt eat at me the way it used to. I just get ready for the next play, the next game, the next season. – Troy Aikman

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Youre never a loser until you quit trying. – Mike Ditka

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The art of losing isnt hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. – Elisabeth Bishop

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Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down. – Charles F. Kettering

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The starry vault of heaven is in truth the open book of cosmic projection… – Carl Jung

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