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Sunday, 6 July 2008
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"Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life."
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Congreve, William
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Herodotus
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change
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Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.
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Death and Dying
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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Deeds and Good Deeds
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The destiny of man is in his own soul
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Destiny
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How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. [The Motto Of The U.S. Postal Service]
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Government
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All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Growth
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In soft regions are born soft men.
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Life and Living
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Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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Perseverance
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A man calumniated is doubly injured -- first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it.
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Slander
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The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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