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Quote by James Thurber
You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far back

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward. – James Thurber

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There are two kinds of light – the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures. – James Thurber

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Light
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All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why. – James Thurber

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Men
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Its a na?ve domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think youll be amused by its presumption. – James Thurber

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Wine
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Other Quotes from
Risk
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If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances. – Julia Sorel (Rosalyn Drexler), See How She Runs, 1978

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Risk

Without adventure civilization is in full decay. – Alfred North Whitehead

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Risk

We fail more often by timidity than by over-daring. – David Grayson

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You can avoid most of the sorrows of life, the only requirement being that you avoid all the happiness. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Risk

Random Quotes

Puritanism: the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. – H.L. Mencken

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Religion

It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when one provokes you it is your own opinion which is provoking. – Epictetus

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Insults

There is a shortage of teachers but the January 2001 schools census showed that teacher numbers were at their highest level than at any time since 1984 – and 11,000 higher than 1997. – Estelle Morris

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teacher

Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence. – J. G. Stedman

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