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The moment at which two people, approaching from opposite ends of

The moment at which two people, approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognize each other and immediately pretend they haven t. This is to avoid the ghastly embarrassment of having to continue recognizing each other the whole length of the corridor. – Douglas Adams

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Isnt it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too? – Douglas Adams

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In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move. – Douglas Adams

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And wow! Hey! What’s this thing coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding word like… ow… ound… round… ground! That’s it! That’s a good name — ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me? – Douglas Adams

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Our greatest foes, and whom we must chiefly combat, are within. – Miguel de Cervantes

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To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy. – Cus DAmato

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Wise men learn many things from their enemies. – Aristophanes

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We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is, but only to God, not to us. – Oswald Chambers

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