One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without.


Elizabeth I

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A fool too late bewares when all the peril is past.
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All my possessions for a moment of time.
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I observe and remain silent.
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I do,...
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I do not choose that my grave should be dug while I am still alive.
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A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head.
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I will make you shorter by the head.
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ELIZABETH I OF ENGLAND
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If we miraculously became the people we hate, how lovable we would find ourselves.
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The size of a man is measured by the size of the thing that makes him angry.
A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.
People who know the least always argue the most.
If you look for the positive things in life; you will find them.
What we are doing at the moment is more that just one thing added to the rest; it is a memoir.
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