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Posted on May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

“By all means marry. If you get a good wife you will become happy, and if you get a bad one you will become a philosopher.”—Socrates, Greek philosopher, c. 470–399 BC

Posted on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022

“Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.”—Alexander Pope, English poet, 1688-1744

Posted on May 7, 2022May 6, 2022

“I am ambitious. But if I weren’t as talented as I am ambitious I would be a gross monstrosity. I am not surprised by my success because it feels natural.”—Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone), American singer-songwriter & actress, 1958-

Posted on May 1, 2022May 1, 2022

“The money you got ain’t no better than how you spend it, man.”—Lyric from “Qualified,” by Dr. John (Malcolm John Rebennak, Jr.), American songwriter, 1941-2019

Posted on January 24, 2022

“If you will walk with lame men you will soon limp yourself.”—Irish proverb

Posted on December 12, 2021December 12, 2021

“We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.”—André Maurois, French author, 1885-1967

Posted on December 8, 2021December 8, 2021

“It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees!”—Dolores Ibarruri, Spanish communist politician, 1895-1989

Posted on December 8, 2021December 7, 2021

“You can’t depend on your judgment when your imagination is out of focus.”—Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens, American author & humorist, 1835-1910

Posted on December 7, 2021December 6, 2021

“Life is a gamble at terrible odds; if it were a bet, you would not take it.”—Tom Stoppard, British playwright, 1937-

Posted on December 6, 2021December 5, 2021

“Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm.”—John O’Hara, American author, 1905-1970

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