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«When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.»
«What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't move, with no hope of rescue. Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn't been good to you so far, which given your current circumstances seems more likely, consider how lucky you are that it won't be troubling you much longer.»
Author: Douglas Adams
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Writer)
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«The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.»
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Humorist,
Physician,
Poet,
Professor,
Writer)
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Keywords:
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cannon,
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The Sound
«Travel has no longer any charm for me. I have seen all the foreign countries I want to except for heaven and hell, and I have only a vague curiosity as concerns one of those.»
Author: Mark Twain
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Humorist,
Lecturer,
Writer)
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Keywords:
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countries,
curiosity,
foreign,
Heaven and Hell,
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«What can only be taught by the rod and with blows will not lead to much good; they will not remain pious any longer than the rod is behind them»