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| CAULFIELD BETH HAMEDRASH |
| THOUGHT OF THE WEEK 2010 |
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Thoughts for the week:
July 2010
Joining a faction divides rather than unites
Fewer words mean fewer mistakes
The optimist says we're living in the best of times while the pessimist believes it
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Everybody grows old but not everyone grows up
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortune of others
Choose your friends wisely, but choose your enemies even wiser
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Imagine what you could do if you did all you can
Knowledge is finite but wisdom is infinite
A gentleman remembers a woman's birthday but not her age
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br>You can fool most of the people most of the time
To achieve the impossible dream keep on sleeping
Nothing causes more dishonesty than income tax
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June 2010
In a democracy it is a tough choice as both parties tell you why the other is unfit to govern and both are right
People confess their little faults in an attempt to hide their larger ones
Friends may come and go but enemies remain
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A committee is where the minutes are kept but the hours are lost
You only fail when you stop trying to succeed
The secret to staying young is mixing with older people A committee is where the minutes are kept but the hours are lost
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You only fail when you stop trying to succeed
The secret to staying young is mixing with older people
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Fame may be fleeting but obscurity lasts forever
All weddings are similar but all marriages are different
Most people hate advice unless they are giving it
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The secret to creativity is finding obscure sources
It helps to understand an argument before entering one
The fool doesn't forgive or forget; the naïve forgive and forget; the wise forgive but don't forget
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May 2010
Most conversation are usually two monologues delivered in turn
A psychiatrist enables you to admit all your faults are due to your mother
Never disturb your enemy while he is making a mistake
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The days are long but the years are short
You never have to whisper if you speak the truth
Rudeness is a poor imitation of strength
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The significance of man is the awareness of his insignificance
Luck is the most valuable of all commodities
May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live
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Everyone has a photographic memory, but some just can't develop it
People who sleep like a baby don't have one
Let your heart be bigger than your tongue
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Most are frauds but only some are exposed
Don't dwell in the past, but take its lessons with you
To experience a rainbow you have to experience the rain
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April 2010
The truth is rarely pure or simple
A true measure of a man is how he helps those who can’t help him back
The greatest superstition is the complete belief in plain facts
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People will pay any price for a bargain
History teaches you not to love your enemies but to hate your friends
The most effective way to communicate is to listen
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True progress is measured by quality as well as quantity
It is much easier being critical than correct
It's bad luck to be superstitious
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Dignity is deserving honours but not collecting them
Democracy ensures we are governed by those we deserve
Leaders should be too big to take offence and too noble to take it
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March 2010
Nothing is as simple as it should be
Nothing is as useless as doing efficiently that which does not need to be done at all
Someone who allows himself to be bored is more boring than the bore
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Not all who have nothing to say remain silent
A wise enemy is better than a dumb friend
The average person thinks he isn't
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Nothing is impossible, but some things are a lot less likely
No pillow is as soft as a clear conscience
Anything can be funny if it happens to someone else
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People would rather change the world than themselves
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious
Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday
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February 2010
The optimist sees the bagel while the pessimist sees the whole
Imagination is the best weapon against reality
A golden cup has no value if there is nothing to drink
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More people would be cowards if they had the courage to be so
You can only be young once but you can remain immature forever
Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards
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Negotiating is the art of dividing a cake so that everyone thinks they are receiving the biggest slice
The lesson is not in the victory but the battle
Happiness is not doing what you enjoy, but enjoying what you do
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Of those who have nothing to say, only a few remain silent
Always look to the future, for that is what affects you next
Once the game is over both the King and the Pawn are placed in the same box
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January 2010
Aim for the moon for even if you miss you will land amongst the stars
If you believe everything you read you are better off not reading anything
The trouble with being punctual is that nobody is there to appreciate it
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Fashion is something that goes in one year and out the other
Throughout history it has been proven that usually the smartest thing to say and do is nothing
Good management is doing things right while good leadership is doing the right thing
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Fashion is something that goes in one year and out the other
Throughout history it has been proven that usually the smartest thing to say and do is nothing
Good management is doing things right while good leadership is doing the right thing
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A little late is often too late
There is only a fine line between fishing and standing there doing nothing
A smile is a little curve that straightens out a lot of worries
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Most people start with nothing and keep most of it
All events look inevitable after they occur
Success usually comes to those too busy to seek it
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