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Posted on July 19, 2017July 19, 2017

“The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded with fruition.”—Oliver Goldsmith, Irish playwright, 1730-1774

Posted on July 18, 2017July 18, 2017

“The length of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present.”—Eileen Shanahan, NY Times reporter, 1924-2001

Posted on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

“Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.”—Igor Stravinsky, Russian-American composer, 1882-1971

Posted on July 15, 2017July 16, 2017

“Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.”—Laurence J. Peter, educator & author, 1919-1990

Posted on July 5, 2017July 5, 2017

“Never despair.”—Horace, Roman poet, 1st century BC

Posted on June 10, 2017June 10, 2017

“Lazy people are always looking for something to do.”—Luc de Clapiers, French writer, 18th century

Posted on June 9, 2017June 9, 2017

“I am what you will be.”—Epitaph on ancient Roman tombstone

Posted on June 6, 2017June 6, 2017

“A friend’s eye is a good mirror.”—Irish proverb

Posted on June 4, 2017

“Actors are the only honest hypocrites.”—William Hazlitt, English drama critic, 1778-1830

Posted on May 24, 2017May 24, 2017

“The gods use us mortals as footballs.”—Plautus, Roman playwright, 254-184 BC

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