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Quote by William Shakespeare
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day. - William Shakespe

We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day. – William Shakespeare

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Perseverance… keeps honor bright: to have done, is to hang quite out of fashion, like a rusty nail in monumental mockery. – William Shakespeare

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Perseverance
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William Shakespeare
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Riches are for spending. – Francis Bacon

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Excess

Ours is a culture based on excess, on overproduction; the result is a steady loss of sharpness in our sensory experience. All the conditions of modern life — its material plenitude, its sheer crowdedness — conjoin to dull our sensory faculties. – Susan Sontag

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Excess

My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends — it gives a lovely light! – Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Excess

The biggest waste of water in the country is when you spend half a pint and flush two gallons. – Prince Philip Edinburgh

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Lighthouses are more helpful than churches. – Benjamin Franklin

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If youre in a bad situation, dont worry itll change. If youre in a good situation, dont worry itll change. – John A. Simone, Sr.

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If you improve a teachers self-esteem, confidence, communication skills or stress levels, you improve that teachers overall effectiveness across the curriculum. – Elaine MacDonald

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I was asked to act when I couldnt act. I was asked to sing Funny Face when I couldnt sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldnt dance – and do all kinds of things I wasnt prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it. – Audrey Hepburn

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