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Sometimes a good exit is all you can ask for.

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Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.

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One of the things about being a grown-up is learning how to act right even when you feel wrong.

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You create your opportunities by asking for them.

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Watch for good times to retreat into yourself. Frequently meditate on how good God is to you.

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We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity.

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Strength is the outcome of need.

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It is better to give than to lend and it costs about the same.

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Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.

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I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty and joy to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble.

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