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| #8121 | | It is equally bad when one speeds on the guest unwilling to go, and when he
holds back one who is hastening. Rather one should befriend the guest who
is there, but speed him when he wishes.
-- Homer, "The Odyssey"
[Quoted in "VMS Internals and Data Structures", V4.4, when
referring to scheduling.]
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| #8122 | | It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper judge of it.
-- Oscar Wilde
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| #8123 | | It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without
your help.
-- Miss Manners
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| #8124 | | It is generally agreed that "Hello" is an appropriate greeting because
if you entered a room and said "Goodbye," it could confuse a lot of people.
-- Dolph Sharp, "I'm O.K., You're Not So Hot"
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| #8125 | | It is impossible for an optimist to be pleasantly surprised.
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| #8126 | | It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.
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| #8127 | | It is indeed desirable to be well descended, but the glory belongs to
our ancestors.
-- Plutarch
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| #8128 | | It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
-- Benjamin Disraeli
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| #8129 | | It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.
-- Rene Descartes
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| #8130 | | It is not enough to have great qualities, we should also have the
management of them.
-- La Rochefoucauld
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