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The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
Money
Ben Johnson

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The closed mind, if closed long enough, can be opened by nothing short of dynamite.
Mind
Gerald W. Johnson

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Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.
Virtue
Samuel Johnson

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Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for.
Life and Living
David Starr Jordan

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The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
Anger
Joseph Joubert

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Life is short; live it up.
Life and Living
Nikita Khrushchev

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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
Children
Karl Kraus

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In short, luck's always to blame.
Luck
Jean De La Fontaine

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The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.
Deception
Johann Kaspar Lavater

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His shortcoming is his long staying.
Bores and Boredom
Lewis L. Lewisohn

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Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.
Peace
Abraham Lincoln

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The happy think a lifetime short, but to the unhappy one night can be an eternity.
Happiness
Lucian

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Lightning is the shorthand of a storm, and tells of chaos.
Nature
Eric Mackay

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A good system shortens the road to the goal.
Planning
Orison Swett Marden

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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
Marriage
Andre Maurois

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Lawyers are like rhinoceroses: thick skinned, short-sighted, and always ready to charge.
Law and Lawyers
David Mellor

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A short retirement urges a sweet return.
Retirement
John Milton

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Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.
Modesty
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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Life is too short for a long story.
Anecdotes
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Kindness
Mother Teresa

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It is a short walk from the hallelujah to the hoot.
Fame
Vladimir Nabokov

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The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.
Victory
Martina Navratilova

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The growth of affluence, the growth of education, has led to a shortage of morons.
Growth
Leonard Neal

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Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
Ability
John Henry Newman

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Life at the top is financially rewarding, spiritually draining, physically exhausting, and short.
Life and Living
Peter C. Newman

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