No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.

Henry Adams

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You can't always get what you want.

English Proverb

When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.

Winston Churchill

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

Life is like the harp string, if it is strung too tight it won't play, if it is too loose it hangs, the tension that produces the beautiful sound lies in the middle.

The sun is new each day.

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