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The young feel sorrows much more sharply that the old; the latter are nearer the safety net


Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

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GIUSEPPE TOMASI DI LAMPEDUSA To rage and mock is gentlemanly, to grumble and whine is not
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THE TALMUD Who is wise? One who learns from all.
THE TALMUD The end result of wisdom is... good deeds.
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THE TALMUD Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, grow, grow.
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THE MAHABHARTA The sun will set without thy assistance.
THE TALMUD A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed...
THE TALMUD Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend's friend has a friend; be discreet.
THE TALMUD Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom, his wisdom endures; and everyone whose wisdom is more...
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THE TALMUD The deeper the sorrow the less the tongue has it.
THE TALMUD A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
THE TALMUD To break an oral agreement which is not legally binding is morally wrong
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THE TALMUD A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
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THE BIBLE A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
THE BIBLE Strength and honor are her clothing: and she shall rejoice in time to come.
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DENISE DI NOVI You have to be ECSTATIC about the benefits that your product brings to your consumer. Your energy an...
JOHN DI LEMME The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars.
GIOTTO DI BONDONE Allow your rainy season to feed the seed in your heart so that you can mature to the next level in l...
JOHN DI LEMME Your results are the product of either personal focus or personal distractions. The choice is yours.
JOHN DI LEMME When you choose to change and commit to your future, you are going to create controversy with the pe...
JOHN DI LEMME There is a reason for every season. If you don’t have the season of emotional darkness, then you c...
JOHN DI LEMME The amount of piracy is extraordinary. People don't realize how big it is.
LORENZO DI BONAVENTURA Generally speaking, by the time a subculture such as steampunk secures the attention of major media,...
PAUL DI FILIPPO My life is a fairy tale. You could not make it up.
ELIO DI RUPO much ado about nothing.
LAWRENCE DI RITA The allegations were serious and the issue is a serious one. The inspector general concluded that it...
LAWRENCE DI RITA If you ignore your dream, it will die!
JOHN DI LEMME Once anthropology and geology had opened up the pre-recordkeeping darkness of humanity's long, s...
PAUL DI FILIPPO 97% of people are not committed to anything. When the wind changes, they go the other way.
JOHN DI LEMME A committed person is focused on his ultimate destination.
JOHN DI LEMME Champions have a cement commitment. Is your commitment built on sand or on cement?
JOHN DI LEMME Focused, determined champions win races. Distracted people become losers in the race of life.
JOHN DI LEMME Say it - “I am a champion. I am a champion chooser. I choose to commit to change because I’m wil...
JOHN DI LEMME You have to be on your game and in your zone to win the game of life.
JOHN DI LEMME Life is a one time opportunity to be the very best that you can be so why do so many people waste it...
JOHN DI LEMME War has always been a part of science fiction. Even before the birth of SF as a standalone genre in ...
PAUL DI FILIPPO When I did a year-long study in 2005 of European countries integrating Muslims into their cultures, ...
JANINE DI GIOVANNI