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A guilty conscience is the mother of invention.


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Happiness is the ability to recognize it.

Happiness is the ability to recognize it.



Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife, This simple boon I beg of Fate - A thousand years of Middle Life.

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife, This simple boon I beg of Fate - A thousand years of Middle Life.



Insistent advice may develop into interference, and interference, someone has said, is the hind hoof of the devil.

Insistent advice may develop into interference, and interference, someone has said, is the hind hoof of the devil.



I love the Christmas-tide, and yet, I notice this, each year I live; I always like the gifts I get, But how I love the gifts I give!

I love the Christmas-tide, and yet, I notice this, each year I live; I always like the gifts I get, But how I love the gifts I give!



Actions lie louder than words.

Actions lie louder than words.



Of two evils choose the prettier.

Of two evils choose the prettier.



A blunder at the right moment is better than cleverness at the wrong time.

A blunder at the right moment is better than cleverness at the wrong time.



Nonsense makes the heart grow fonder.

Nonsense makes the heart grow fonder.



Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive.

Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive.



Where there's a will there's a detective story.

Where there's a will there's a detective story.





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The tension between what is, and what we dream of, is important. Not to discount what we have, but to hold onto that middle ground, because it's in there that the magic happens.

The tension between what is, and what we dream of, is important. Not to discount what we have, but to hold onto that middle ground, because it's in there that the magic happens.



Technology is similarly just a catalyst at times for fundamental forces already present.

Technology is similarly just a catalyst at times for fundamental forces already present.



When confronted by conflict and confusion, another practice is to take a deep breath, pause and ask: 'Where is the gift in this?

When confronted by conflict and confusion, another practice is to take a deep breath, pause and ask: 'Where is the gift in this?



An aware parent loves all children he or she interacts with - for you are a caretaker for those moments in time.

An aware parent loves all children he or she interacts with - for you are a caretaker for those moments in time.



Just once I'd like someone to call me 'Sir' without adding 'You're making a scene.'

Just once I'd like someone to call me 'Sir' without adding 'You're making a scene.'



To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.

To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.



I supported Bob Schaffer's three races for Congress. But we all had concerns about whether he could win statewide. Then my wife suggested that I get it.

I supported Bob Schaffer's three races for Congress. But we all had concerns about whether he could win statewide. Then my wife suggested that I get it.



God happens only when you have moved out of the way and left yourself totally empty, spacious. It is a very strange phenomenon: The guest only comes inside the house when the host disappears.

God happens only when you have moved out of the way and left yourself totally empty, spacious. It is a very strange phenomenon: The guest only comes inside the house when the host disappears.



Find people who think like you and stick with them. Make only music you are passionate about. Work only with people you like and trust. Don't sign anything.

Find people who think like you and stick with them. Make only music you are passionate about. Work only with people you like and trust. Don't sign anything.



Laughter is more serious than tears.

Laughter is more serious than tears.




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