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The busy man is never wise and the wise man is never busy.


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Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

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No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.



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Happiness has always seemed like a bluebird, and consists of moments.



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A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o'clock has the whole afternoon ruined for him already.



Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.

Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.



When Small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.

When Small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.



Neckties strangle clear thinking.

Neckties strangle clear thinking.



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Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.



There is so much to love and to admire in this life that it is an act of ingratitude not to be happy and content in this existence.

There is so much to love and to admire in this life that it is an act of ingratitude not to be happy and content in this existence.



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I have a hankering to go back to the Orient and discard my necktie. Neckties strangle clear thinking.





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