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John Hay Quotes: The use of proverbs is characteristic of an unlettered people. They are invaluable treasures to dunces with good memories.
         

The use of proverbs is characteristic of an unlettered people. They are invaluable treasures to dunces with good memories.


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The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.

The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.



Dealing with a government with whom mendacity is a science is an extremely difficult matter.

Dealing with a government with whom mendacity is a science is an extremely difficult matter.



Friends are the sunshine of life.

Friends are the sunshine of life.



Speak with the speech of the world; think with the thoughts of the few.

Speak with the speech of the world; think with the thoughts of the few.



True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home.

True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home.



Make all good men your well-wishers, and then, in the years' steady sifting, Some of them turn into friends. Friends are the sunshine of life.

Make all good men your well-wishers, and then, in the years' steady sifting, Some of them turn into friends. Friends are the sunshine of life.



There are three species of creatures who when they seem coming are going, when they seem going they come: diplomats, women, and crabs.

There are three species of creatures who when they seem coming are going, when they seem going they come: diplomats, women, and crabs.



The people will come to their own at last,-God is not mocked forever.

The people will come to their own at last,-God is not mocked forever.



At my door the Pale Horse stands to carry me to unknown lands.

At my door the Pale Horse stands to carry me to unknown lands.



I think that saving a little child And bringing him to his own, Is a derned sight better business Than loafing around the throne.

I think that saving a little child And bringing him to his own, Is a derned sight better business Than loafing around the throne.





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What we believe is a matter of choice provided we have control over our thoughts. It’s no less than living in bliss with each passing moment when you can see your thoughts flowing in apt directions.

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They had a... dog called Bluey. A know psychopath, Bluey would attack himself if nothing else was available.

They had a... dog called Bluey. A know psychopath, Bluey would attack himself if nothing else was available.



The devil doesn't fill us with hatred for God, but with forgetfulness of God.

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The way I see it, gold is headed over $1000 an ounce, probably much higher. At anywhere near current prices, it's the lowest risk, highest potential investment I can think of.

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You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.

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It's hard to have little children and a job and career at the same time. There is no time left for you as a woman.

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