ANON

Write the bad things that are done to you in sand, but write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble. 

-o0o-

THOMAS EDISON 1847-1931

American inventor and businessman

If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally 

astound ourselves.

-o0o-

MARGARET THATCHER 1925-2013

British politician, Prime Minister 1979-90

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

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BENJAMIN DISRAELI 1804-81

British politician, writer and aristocrat who twice served as Prime Minister

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

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CHRISTOPHER MORLEY 1890-1957

American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet.

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

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ALBERT CAMUS 1913-60

French Nobel Prize winning author, journalist and philosopher

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.

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ISADORA DUNCAN 1877-1927

American-born dancer who, from the age of 22,  lived in Western Europe and Russia

The finest inheritance you can give to a child is to allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet.

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SEBASTIAN COE CH KBE b.1956

British politician and former field and track athlete

If you lived in Sheffield and were called Sebastian, you had to learn to run fast at a very early age.

-o0o-

JOHN SCHNATTER b.1961

American businessman

Concentrate on what you do well, and do it better than anyone else.

-o0o-

ANNA FREUD 1895-1982

Born in Vienna, she followed her father Sigmund Freud in the development of psychoanalysis

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

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OPRAH WINFREY b.1954

American media proprietor and talk show host

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.60

forgetfulness = OBLIVESCENCE

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THOMAS CARLYLE 1795-1881

Scottish philosopher and satirical writer

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.59

shaped like a barrel = SALPIFORM

PRINCE CHARLES b.1948

Most architects think by the inch, talk by the yard and should be kicked by the foot.

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.58
horse-drawn carriage with folding top = LANDAU

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ANON

Always use tasteful words. You may have to eat them.

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.56

 instrument for measuring rainfall = UDOMETER

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BILL COSBY b.1937

American comedian, author, actor and TV producer

A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.55

an obsession with France or the French = GALLOMANIA

ERICA JONG b.1942

American author and teacher

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

-o0o-

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT -  No.54
universal; affecting the majority of people in a region = PANDEMIC

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L.M. MONTGOMERY 1874-1942

Canadian author, best known for "Anne of Green Gables"

Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.53
to fantasize over something = FANTASTICATE

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WILLIAM BLAKE 1757-1827

English poet and painter

I was angry with my friend;

I told my wrath, my wrath did end.

I was angry with my foe;

I told it not, my wrath did grow.

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.52

to fluctuate in opinion = VACILLATE
 

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1564-1616

English poet and playwright

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot 

That it do singe yourself

[from Henry VIII]

-o0o-

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.51

fear of foreigners = XENOPHOBIA

KATHERINE MANSFIELD 1888-1923

New Zealand-born British writer of short fiction

Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it is good only for wallowing in. 

-o0o- 

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.50

to criticize beyond sphere of one's knowledge = ULTRACREPIDATE

ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL 1833-99

American Civil War veteran, lawyer and political leader

Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now. The way to be happy is to help make others so. 

-o0o- 

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.49

a book of customs, traditions and principles = CONSUETUDINARY

SOPHOCLES 497/6-406/5 BC

Ancient Greek writer of tragedies

Kindness will always attract kindness

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.48

state of contentment = EUPATHY

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ANON

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. 

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT No.47

someone who unduly assumes air of superior wisdom = WISEACRE

 

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JEAN-PAUL SARTRE 1905-80

French philosopher, playwright, novelist and political activist

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.46

a group of hired applauders or sycophants = CLAQUE
 

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ANAIS NIN 1903-77

American author

The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery. 

-o0o- 

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.45

fear of work = ERGOPHOBIA
 

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MAYA ANGELOU b.1928

American author and poet

The main thing in one's own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.

-o0o-

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.44

boat-shaped = SCAPHOID

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SAMUEL JOHNSON 1709-84

English writer, poet and essayist

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern.

-o0o-

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.43

a wine bottle with a capacity four times larger than an ordinary bottle. = JEROBOAM

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JIMI HENDRIX 1942-70

American musician, singer and songwriter

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.

-o0o-

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.42

the study of religious feasts = HEORTOLOGY
 

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DORIS LESSING b.1919

British novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer

Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself. 

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.41

The dimple in the cheek when one smiles = GELASIN  

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VOLTAIRE 1694-1778

French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher

The only problem with common sense is that it is not very common.

-o0o-

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.40

instrument for writing two lines of text at once = DIPLOGRAPH