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• A good name is better than precious ointment. -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes vii, 1
• Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
  -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes v, 5...
• It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting.
  -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes vii, 2...
• A bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
  -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes ix, 20...
• Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes ix, 10
• He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
  -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes xi, 4...
• One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh. -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes i, 4
• It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still to be a live lion.
  And usually easier. -- Lazarus Long...