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There is hardly a mistake which in the course of our lives we have

There is hardly a mistake which in the course of our lives we have committed, but some proverb, had we known and attended to its lesson, might have saved us from it. – Richard Chenevix Trench, Proverbs and Their Lessons, 1905

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[S]ources are not too reliable. The words and thoughts are the thing. “The best words in the best order” is the object of all quotations. Who made the order and when is of interest, but not vital as the many quotations by “Anon.” testify. – Robert Irvine Fitzhenry (1918–2008), The Harper Book of Quotations

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[T]hinking, thinking, remembering, biding her time, uttering extensive dreamy theories and troubling witticisms, with an occasional incorrectness of folk-songs in her speech. – Glenway Wescott, December 1929 [Referring to Elizabeth Madox Roberts (1881&ndash

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The proper proportions of a maxim: a minimum of sound to a maximum of sense. – Mark Twain

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I love quotes because good quotes are vitamins for the brain! – Patrick Driessen

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Patience is the art of hoping. – Luc de Clapiers

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Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar. – Bradley Millar

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I believe that there is some spiritual entity thats greater than us. I do not belong to any specific organized religion. I have always believed that, and I believe it even more so now. I believe that someone was listening to me, and someone is giving me an incredibly blessed life. – Jane Seymour

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To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour. – William Blake

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