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Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy. - Franci

Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy. – Francis Bacon

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Wives are young mens mistresses, companions for middle age, and old mens nurses. – Francis Bacon

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The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss; and commit to memory the one, and forget and pass over the other. – Francis Bacon

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Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into mens heads by the tales and whisperings of others, have stings. – Francis Bacon

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Michelle Pfeiffer hasnt been finding a lot of work recently because she doesnt like what a woman her age is offered. Thats a real double standard. You get Sean Connery, who gets older and older, still playing opposite young ladies, but it doesnt work the other way around. – Denzel Washington

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My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didnt have something, he would be disappointed. It changed my mindset at an early age that failure is not the outcome, failure is not trying. Dont be afraid to fail. – Sara Blakely

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I am of a healthy long lived race, and our minds improve with age. – William Butler Yeats

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My husband gave me a necklace. Its fake. I requested fake. Maybe Im paranoid, but in this day and age, I dont want something around my neck thats worth more than my head. – Rita Rudner

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Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the game, an hour may be a year, a single days work an achievement for eternity. – Helen Hayes

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There is only one passion, the passion for happiness. – Denis Diderot

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The things taught in schools and colleges are not an education, but the means of education. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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