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William Blake: The cut worm forgives the plow.

Buffett, Warren : It's only when the tide goes out that you learn who's been swimming naked.

Chesterton, Gilbert: I do not believe in a fate that falls on men, however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

Holbrook Jackson: As soon as an idea is accepted it is time to reject it.

Joseph Joubert:
It is better debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.

La Rochefoucauld: We promise according to our hopes, and perform according to our fears.

Lamb, Charles: Positively the best thing a man can have to do is nothing, and next to that, perhaps, good work.

H.L.Menken's Law: Those who can - do. Those who cannot – teach.

Martin's Extension: Those who can not teach – administrate.

Matz's Maxim: A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

Murphy's Law: The Law of the Letter: The best way to inspire fresh thoughts is to seal the letter.

The Roman Rule: The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it.

Wethern's Law: Assumption is the mother of all screw-ups.

Piet Hein: Whenever you're called on to make up your mind and you're hampered by not having any, the simplest way to solve the dilemma you'll find, is simply by flipping a penny. No, not so that chance shall decide the affair, as you're passively standing there moping. But as soon as the penny is up in the air, you'll suddenly know what you are hoping.

Santayana, George: The difficult is that which can be done immediately, the impossible is that which takes a little longer.

Swift, Jonathan: He was a bold man who first ate an oyster.

Twain, Mark: I have been told that Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

Unknown: If you don't like to floss, then just floss those teeth you want to keep.

Unknown: Nothing makes a person more productive than the last minute.

Unknown: A lot of people have great ideas, but nothing in the world is cheaper than a good idea with no action