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It is the true duty of every man

to promote the happiness of his

fellow creatures to the utmost of

his power.

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–William Wilberforce

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The Bible is a remarkable

fountain; the more one

drinks of it, the more it

stimulates thirst.

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-Martin Luther

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I think of a hero as someone who

understands the degree of responsibilty

that comes with his freedom.

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-Bob Dylan

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Chance favors the prepared mind.

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-Harlan Ellison

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It could probably be shown by

facts and figures that there is no

distinctly American criminal class

except Congress.

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-Mark Twain

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I base my fashion taste

on what doesn't itch.

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-Gilda Radner

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It's amazing how much trouble you can

get in when you don't have anything else

to do.

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-Quincy Jones

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Everybody loves you when

you're six foot in the ground.

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-John Lennon

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Don't ever degenerate into giving

advice unconnected to the good news

of Jesus crucified, alive, present,

at work, and returning.

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-David Powlison, Seeing With New Eyes

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If people think nature is their friend,

then they sure don’t need an enemy.

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-Kurt Vonnegut

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The earth laughs in flowers.

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-e. e. cummings

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We would often be sorry if

our wishes were granted.

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-Aesop

Fifty years ago this week Columbia records released what many regard as the greatest jazz session of all time - Kind of Blue.

Click here to view an 8 minute documentary/commentary on this record and the musicians who made it what it is: a masterpiece.

Here's some fun postage stamps that were just issued and are now available at your local post office. They are commemorating the early glory days of black and white TV shows. I'm old enough to remember many of these from my childhood.

By the way, the stamps are 44 centers but apparently the postal service wasn't planning on the sudden recent two cent hike when these were designed.

Click on the full sheet image to get a closer look at the individual stamps.

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Unless we remember we

cannot understand.

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-E. M. Forster

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Whoever humbles

himself will be

exalted.

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-Matthew 23:12

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If fifty million people

say a foolish thing, it

is still a foolish thing.

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-Anatole France

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Democracy is a device that

ensures we shall be governed

no better than we deserve.

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-George Bernard Shaw

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Be joyous though

you have considered

all the facts.

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-Wendell Berry

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8A Maine lobster can live for over 50 years.

8The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

8Major-league baseball uses about 220,000 balls each year.

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You have delighted us long enough.

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-Jane Austen, Pride and Predjudice

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Gluttony is not a

secret sin.

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-Orson Welles

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For this reason a man will
leave his father and mother
and be united to his wife,
and they will become
one flesh.
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-Genesis 2:24

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The dog was created specially for children.

He is the god of frolic.

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-Henry Ward Beecher

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Events of all sorts

creep or fly exactly

as God pleases.

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-William Cowper

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Put your feet in the right place,

then stand firm.

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-Abraham Lincoln

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If you watch a game, it's fun.

If you play at it, it's recreation.

If you work at it, it's golf.

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-Bob Hope

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We are never deceived;

we deceive ourselves.

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-Goethe

belinda depesco

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In solitude, where we are least alone.

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-Lord Byron

The crowds were astonished

at his teaching, for he was

teaching them as one who

had authority.

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-Matthew 7:28

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Your feelings? To hell

with your feelings.

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-Dr. Phil