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The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.


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Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.



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Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.



Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.



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Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.



When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'



Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.



A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.



A fierce unrest seethes at the core, of all existing things:, it was the eager wish to soar, that gave the gods their wings.

A fierce unrest seethes at the core, of all existing things:, it was the eager wish to soar, that gave the gods their wings.



personally my ambition is to get my time as a cockroach shortened for good behavior and be promoted to a revenue officer it is not much of a step up but i am humble

personally my ambition is to get my time as a cockroach shortened for good behavior and be promoted to a revenue officer it is not much of a step up but i am humble





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