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The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the w

The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words. – Robert South

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It is the work of fancy to enlarge, but of judgment to shorten and contract and therefore this must be as far above the other as judgment is a greater and nobler faculty than fancy or imagination. – Robert South

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The grateful person, being still the most severe exacter of himself, not only confesses, but proclaims, his debts. – Robert South

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Gratitude
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God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much to be wished for the credit of their religion as well as the satisfaction of their conscience that their Easter devotions would in some measure come up to their Easter dress. – Robert South

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Religion
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My philosophy was, if I just do good work, someone will like it enough to employ me. It never made me famous. And Im way, way too old now, mate. That boats sailed. – Ian Hart

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I would be a huge hypocrite if I didnt tell you that at one time in my life I thought the way that you made music was you got on a major label and you got famous. – Neko Case

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Look at Gleason in The Honeymooners. He was humorous but the way he lived wasnt really humorous. He was a bus driver. Who wants to be a bus driver? He didnt have any money and he was not famous. But despite that, the show is humorous. – George Thorogood

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You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi. – Marilu Henner

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