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anneliese_32

9 years ago

To do nothing evil is good; to wish nothing evil is better.
Claudius

If a man coud have half of his wishes, he woud double his troubles.
Benjamin Franklin

Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity:.
Jean Trommer

Some people develop a wishbone where their backbone should be.
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Whitelacey
9 years ago
If you endeavor to have a government that can give you everything, realize it will be powerful enough to take away everything.
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jim_1 (Zone 5B)
9 years ago
I resemble the Jean Trommer quote.
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One of the drawbacks of old age is that your circle of friends gets smaller and smaller and you have only aquaintances and neighors, I miss them all.
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Did not have a chance to read this morning, but I am giggling now. Terry Pratchett is a kindred soul.
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Good morning! Good quotes, you certainly find quotable people everywhere, thank you My favorite one is the one about community, I do love mine
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He is another I would love to have join my imaginary dinner party. He'd fit into so many groups, ancient and modern, art, technology and medicine. What discussion would arise!
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lilosophie
9 years ago
I agree with Jim
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west_gardener
9 years ago
Good quotes, anneliese.
whitelacey, so true, but it is also true that the so called private sector, banks and wall street along with the no regulation government, nearly brought this country down financially.
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