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The best cure for Christianity is reading the Bible. — Mark Twain
To know, to get into the truth of anything, is ever a mystic art, of which the best logic's can but babble on the surface. — Thomas Carlyle
Real life is, to most men, a long second best, a perpetual compromise between the ideal and the possible. — Bertrand Russell
The best of life is conversation, and the greatest success is confidence, or perfect understanding between sincere people. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
We may hope that machines will eventually compete with men in all purely intellectual fields. But which are the best ones to start with? Many… — Alan Turing
Among provocative, the next best thing to good preaching is bad preaching. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our vanity desires that what we do best should be considered what is hardest for us. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Vice goes along way towards making life bearable. A little vice now and then is relished by the best of men. — Finley Peter Dunne
And let your best be for your friend. If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also. For what… — Khalil Gibran
I think for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me, had some… — Tom Petty
The best training is to read and write, no matter what. Don't live with a lover or roommate who doesn't respect your work. Don't lie,… — Grace Paley
All I ask is that you do your best, and forget the rest. — Tony Horton
The writer must be in it; he can't be to one side of it, ever. He has to be endangered by it. His own attitudes… — Arthur Miller
Anybody who's ever mattered, anybody who's ever been happy, anybody who's ever given any gift into the world has been a divinely selfish soul, living… — Richard Bach
Henry James once defined life as that predicament which precedes death, and certainly nobody owes you a debt of honor or gratitude for getting him… — Clarence Budington Kelland
I give myself permission to be all that I can be, and I deserve the very best in life. — Louise Hay
Accept yourself. Love yourself just as you are. Your finest work, your best moments, your joy, peace, and healing come when you love yourself. You… — Melody Beattie
It's the best thing going, parenthood. — Woody Harrelson
Fatherhood is the best thing I ever did. It changes your perspective. You can write a book, you can make a movie, you can paint… — Brad Pitt
Being a father is certainly a task...but the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family-that's what it's about. — Chris Hemsworth
Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is… — Andrew Carnegie
I don't have a belief problem, I have a focusing weakness. I focus on what's loudest instead of what feels best. — Esther Hicks
An ordinary favor we do for someone or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be going nowhere at first, but may be planting a… — Sharon Salzberg
My best training came from my father. — Woodrow Wilson
In the early days all I hoped was to make a living out of what I did best. But, since there's no real market for… — Les Claypool

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