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Zeal, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexp

Zeal, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. – Ambrose Bierce

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Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery. – Ambrose Bierce

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A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker. – Ambrose Bierce

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We have entered an age in which education is not just a luxury permitting some men an advantage over others. It has become a necessity without which a person is defenseless in this complex, industrialized society. We have truly entered the century of the educated man. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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You know what makes me feel old? When I see girls who are 20-something, or the new crop of actresses, and think, Arent we kind of the same age? – Jennifer Aniston

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We try to achieve beauty by covering up all traces of age and end up looking like we tried to achieve youth by covering up all traces of beauty. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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