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# · Not So Good (4 ratings) · submitted 1997
Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.
# · Not So Good (3 ratings) · submitted 1997
As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven.
# · Not So Good (4 ratings) · submitted 1997
Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.
# · Not So Good (4 ratings) · submitted 1997
Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant.
# · Good (2 ratings) · submitted 1997
Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.
# · Not So Good (5 ratings) · submitted 1997
Boring people are a reflection of boring people.
# · Not So Good (4 ratings) · submitted 1997
Born a saint, die a sinner — born a sinner, die a saint.
# · Not So Good (3 ratings) · submitted 1997
Born to be wild — live to outgrow it.
# · Not So Good (3 ratings) · submitted 1997
Burning desire is the eternal flame.
# · Good (4 ratings) · submitted 1997
Buying a lie is one thing, giving it away for free is quite another.
# · Not So Good (5 ratings) · submitted 1997
Change occurs in direct proportion to dissatisfaction, but dissatisfaction never changes.
# · Not So Good (one rating) · submitted 1997
Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain.
# · Not So Good (one rating) · submitted 1997
Death is feared as birth is forgotten.
# · Unrated · submitted 1997
Death is the final wake-up call.
# · Not So Good (4 ratings) · submitted 1997
Desperation is like stealing from the mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.
# · Good (2 ratings) · submitted 1997
Drive slow and enjoy the scenery — drive fast and join the scenery.
# · Not So Good (3 ratings) · submitted 1997
First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.
# · Bad (2 ratings) · submitted 1997
Good ideas are a dime a dozen, bad ones are free.
# · Unrated · submitted 1997
Growing old is not growing up.
# · Unrated · submitted 1997
Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.
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