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Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses.', Robert Burton', English author, clergyman, & scholar (1577 - 1640)

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities, but to know that there is someone who, though distant, thinks and feels with us -- this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.', Johan Wolfgang von Goethe',

Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree - they bear no fruit.', Francis Marion', US army officer in American Revolution (1732 - 1795)

True wisdom is seeing what is beneficial to your eternal life, and managing your life according to that. You do this when you not only know these things and grasp them with your understanding, but also will and do them.', Emanuel Swedenborg, From the book Apocalypse Explained #338', Swedish mystic & scientist (1688 - 1772)

Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent.', George Orwell', English essayist, novelist, & satirist (1903 - 1950)

Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.', Mae West', US movie actress (1892 - 1980)