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Minds, like parachutes, only function when they are open.


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Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open.

Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open.



A philosopher is a man who can look at an empty glass with a smile.

A philosopher is a man who can look at an empty glass with a smile.



A teetotaller is one who suffers from thirst instead of enjoying it.

A teetotaller is one who suffers from thirst instead of enjoying it.



The only thing that hurts more than paying an income tax is not having to pay an income tax.

The only thing that hurts more than paying an income tax is not having to pay an income tax.



Sometimes doing nothing is doing something.

Sometimes doing nothing is doing something.



Of two evils, choose the more interesting.

Of two evils, choose the more interesting.



Judge not a man by his clothes, but by his wife's clothes.

Judge not a man by his clothes, but by his wife's clothes.



We have a great regard for old age when it is bottled.

We have a great regard for old age when it is bottled.



Respectability is the state of never being caught doing anything which gives you pleasure.

Respectability is the state of never being caught doing anything which gives you pleasure.



Life is a one-way street and you're not coming back.

Life is a one-way street and you're not coming back.





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When you are in love, reality becomes illusion and illusion become reality.

When you are in love, reality becomes illusion and illusion become reality.



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I'm sure other people have a very strange view of my lifestyle.



And the person who loves wholeheartedly feels free.

And the person who loves wholeheartedly feels free.



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