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Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying abo

Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward. – Ambrose Bierce

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In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office. – Ambrose Bierce

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Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt. – Ambrose Bierce

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Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Ecclesiastes 11:9 – Bible

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Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth. – Natalie Clifford Barney

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So much alarmed that she is quite alarming, All Giggle, Blush, half Pertness, and half Pout. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. Lamentations 3:27 – Bible

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Beyond a certain point, the music isnt mine anymore. Its yours. – Phil Collins

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Remember that government doesnt earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to get money from the government, that money must first be taken from somebody else. – Jesse Ventura

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The chief mourner does not always attend the funeral. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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What flatterers say, try to make true. – German Proverb

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