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Charles Dickens: Fan the sinking...

Charles Dickens: Fan the sinking...

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine.

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Charles Dickens: If the law...

Charles Dickens: If the law...

'If the law supposes that,' said Mr. Bumble . . . , 'the law is a ass - a idiot.'

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G K Chesterton: They have given...

G K Chesterton: They have given...

They have given us into the hand of new unhappy lords,
Lords without anger and honour, who dare not carry their...

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Jane Austen: A man ....

Jane Austen: A man ....

A man . . . must have a very good opinion of himself when he asks people to leave their own fireside, and encounter...

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Jane Austen: It is very...

Jane Austen: It is very...

It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble.

Source: 'Emma' [Cf....

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Jane Austen: I have been...

Jane Austen: I have been...

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

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Jane Austen: Let other pens...

Jane Austen: Let other pens...

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

Source: Mansfield Park, Ch. 48
-- Jane...

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Richard Bach: You are never...

Richard Bach: You are never...

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it,...

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Jim Rohn: Don't wish it...

Jim Rohn: Don't wish it...

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Jim Rohn: Part of your...

Jim Rohn: Part of your...

Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially...

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Jim Rohn: All of life...

Jim Rohn: All of life...

All of life is a risk; in fact we're not going to get out alive. Casualness leads to casualties. Communication is the...

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Jim Rohn: Work harder on...

Jim Rohn: Work harder on...

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Robert Collier: Start where you...

Robert Collier: Start where you...

Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity lies right where you are. Take advantage of...

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Peter Drucker: Whenever you see...

Peter Drucker: Whenever you see...

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.

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George Bernard Shaw: A child hasn't...

George Bernard Shaw: A child hasn't...

A child hasn't a grown-up person's appetite for affection. A little of it goes a long way with them; and they like a...

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George Bernard Shaw: A man of...

George Bernard Shaw: A man of...

A man of my spiritual intensity does not eat corpses.

Source: Quoted in: Hesketh...

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George Bernard Shaw: A pessimist is...

George Bernard Shaw: A pessimist is...

A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself.

Source: In The...

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George Bernard Shaw: Better never than...

George Bernard Shaw: Better never than...

Better never than late.

Source: Responding to an offer by a producer to present one...

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George Bernard Shaw: Give a man...

George Bernard Shaw: Give a man...

Give a man health and a course to steer; and he'll never stop to trouble about whether he's happy or...

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George Bernard Shaw: Give women the...

George Bernard Shaw: Give women the...

Give women the vote, and in five years there will be a crushing tax on bachelors.

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