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"We never know the worth of water till the well is dry." ~ Thomas Fuller
Yes sireeeeee! It's a one-liner Wednesday, a Fandango's One Word Challenge, and a daily prompt wrapped in one: "Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." - Vincent van Gogh. OK, now that I have your attention, I'll admit that it's not the only quote that guides me. But it is …
"We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life." - William Osler This is a quote that many in Politics these days should take to heart.
"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self." - Ernest Hemingway
I used this quote in my prompt post today, but I think it is really appropriate to what's going on: “Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” Frank Herbert - Dune
Let's file this one under the "do tell!" category: Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government, too. - Richard M Nixon
"To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence." Mark Twain
"Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know." - Andre Maurois
"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed." Herman Melville
It is a blessing for a man to have a hand in determining his own fate. ~ Edward Teach, AKA Blackbeard.
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