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He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. [I John]
Love
Bible

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I must work the work of him that sent me while it is day; for the night comet when no man can work.
Work
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It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. [Lamentations 3:27]
Youth
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It is good for me that I was afflicted that I may learn Thy statutes. [Psalms 119:71]
Suffering
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Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die. [Isaiah 22:13]
Farewells
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Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
Uncategorised
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Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better.
Sorrow
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Take good hold of instruction and don't let her go, keep her for she is your life.
Learning
Bible

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The desire of the lazy kill him; for his hands refuse to labor. [Proverbs 21:25]
Desire
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The house appointed for all the living.
Grave
Bible

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Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comet in the morning. [Psalms 30:5]
Grief
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Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will not depart from their house.
Evil
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Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; and with all your getting get understanding.
Wisdom
Bible

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A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man, who has no gills.
Oceans
Ambrose Bierce

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A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker.
Funerals
Ambrose Bierce

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Appeal. In law, to put the dice into the box for another throw.
Trials
Ambrose Bierce

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Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.
Medicine
Ambrose Bierce

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Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
Calamity
Ambrose Bierce

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Convent. A place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness.
Nuns
Ambrose Bierce

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Corporation. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility.
Business
Ambrose Bierce

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Destiny. A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.
Destiny
Ambrose Bierce

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Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.
Experience
Ambrose Bierce

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Habit is a shackle for the free.
Habit
Ambrose Bierce

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Incompatibility. In matrimony a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination.
Marriage
Ambrose Bierce

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Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.
Law Suits
Ambrose Bierce

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun