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In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand.
-- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes xi, 6...
In the morning, when thou art sluggish at rousing thee, let this thought be prese
I am rising to a man's work." -- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 AD) -- Meditations, v, 1...
In the most high and palmy state of Rome, A little ere the mightiest Julius fell, The graves stood tenantless, and the sheeted dead Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets.
-- William Shakespeare...
In the mountains the shortest way is from peak to peak
but for that one must have long legs. Aphorisms should be peaks. -- Friedrich Nietzsche...
In the multitude of counsellors there is safety. -- Old Testament -- Proverbs xi, 14; xxiv, 6
In the music department of one of the universities there is a sign over the FAX machine that reads as follow
"If it ain't Baroque don't FAX it....
In the Name of The Old Man, The Kid, and The Spook, Amen.
In the name of the Prophet--figs. -- Horace Smith (1779-1849) -- Johnson's Gho
In the natural childbirth classes my wife and I took, the birthing process was represented by a hand puppet being pushed through a sock.
So, at the actual birth, I was shocked to see all this blood....
In the nice bee what sense so subtly true Form pois'ness herbs extract the healing dew?
-- Alexander Pope...

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