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It is a wise father that knows his own child.

William Shakespeare

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more.

William Shakespeare

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

William Shakespeare

Though she be but little, she is fierce!

William Shakespeare

The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

Plutarch

How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

William Shakespeare

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

William Shakespeare

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

James Madison

It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.

Henry Ford

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Abraham Lincoln