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~~ 301 to 400 ~~

~~ I am not the author of the following written material, and I lay no claim to be the author. ~~


301. Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.

302. Becker's Law: It is much harder to find a job than to keep one.

303. Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.

304. Become, and Live.--Yiddish Proverbs

305. Bed is the poor man's opera. Italain Proverb

306. Bee are not a busy as we think they are. They just cannot buzz any slower.

307. Beef to the heels like a Mullingar heifer

308. Been there, done that and have the tee-shirt to prove it.

309. Been there, done that, got the T shirt.

310. Beer bellies = great waist.

311. Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.

312. Beethoven always sounds to me like the upsetting of a bag of nails, with here and there an also dropped hammer. -- John Ruskin

313. Before a marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you've said; after marriage, he'll fall asleep before you finish saying it. Helen Rowland

314. Before a thunderstorm there is a build-up of tension which is only relieved by the explosive force of thunder and lightning. In human affairs there must be a clear distinction between the penalties for small and great crimes. Retribution for wrong doing must be swiftly and surely applied if greater problems are to be prevented.

315. Before all else, be armed.

316. Before all else, each of us must take a fundamental risk -- to be true to ourselves.

317. Before beginning a Hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking for it.

318. Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need more.

319. Before Death comes to take your soul, you will see your tiny candle in the circle of life suddenly flicker and die. And the last impression you will have, is the vase number of other candles still glowing bright.

320. Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success. -- Henry Ford

321. Before God manifested Himself, when all things were still hidden in Him...He began by forming an imperceptible point; that was His own thought.

322. Before God we are all equally wise -- and equally foolish.

323. Before honour is humility.

324. Before I married, I had three theories about raising children and no children. Now, I have three children and no theories.--John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester

325. Before I start speaking, I'd like to say something.

326. Before I was a genius I was a drudge.

327. Before I was married, I had a hundred theories about raising children and no children. Now, I have three children and no theories.

328. Before long, alas! this body will lie on the earth, despised, without understanding, like a useless log.

329. Before marraige a man will like awake all night thinking about something you said. After marriage he will fall asleep before you have finished saying it.--Anon.

330. Before marriage, a man declares that he would lay down his life to serve you; after marriage, he won't even lay down his newspaper to talk to you.

331. Before marriage, a man yearns for the woman he loves. After marriage, the 'Y' becomes silent.

332. Before one can say Jack Robinson.

333. Before she introduced him to her family, she told them ghost stories so they wouldn't be scared stiff when they saw him.

334. Before spending a buck, he considers carefully how it win affect his favorite hobby-hoarding money.

335. Before the visible universe was formed its mold was cast.

336. Before the world finds a place for you, find a place for yourself in the world.

337. Before they can act wickedly they must lie, and once they begin to lie they will act wickedly with unconcern.

338. Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, disease seeks men.

339. Before we blame, we should first see if we can't excuse.

340. Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another.

341. Before we set our hearts too much on anything, let us examine how happy are those who already possess it.

342. Before you beat the dog Learn his master's name.

343. Before you borrow money from a friend, decide which you need more. (Gene Brown)

344. Before you can break out of prison, you must realize that you are locked up.

345. Before you can win a game, you have to not lose it.

346. Before you find your handsome prince, you've got to kiss a lot of frogs.

347. Before you guys came along, we hunted and fished when we wanted to, the women did all the work, and we paid no taxes. And you thought you could improve on this system? Indians have to deal with four "B.C."s: Before Christ, Before Columbus, Before Custer, and before Costner." -- Adam Fortunate Eagle (Native American Artist, World Affairs Conference, U. of Colorado )

348. Before you make a friend eat a bushel of salt with him.

349. Before you meet your handsome prince you have to kiss a lot of toads.

350. Before you point your fingers be sure your hands are clean.

351. Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available. --Jim Beggs

352. Before you run in double harness, look well to the other horse.

353. Beggars can't be choosers

354. Beggars should be abolished. It annoys one to give to them, and it annoys one not to give to them.

355. Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop. Lewis Carrol, from Alice in Wonderland

356. Begin difficult things when they are easy. Do great things when they are small. The difficult things of the world must once have been easy. The great things must once have been small. A thousand mile journey begins with one step.

357. Begin to think of this body as nothing better than the house you have to live in for a time, and then you will never yield to its temptations. Try also with consistent attempts to conquer the prominent weaknesses of your nature by developing thought in the direction that will kill each particular passion.

358. Begin with the end in mind.

359. Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise; He who defers his work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay; Till the whole stream which stopped him should be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on.

360. Begin; to begin is half the work. Let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.

361. Beginning in February 1976 your assistance benefits will be discontinued .. Reason: it has been reported to our office that you expired on January 1, 1976.

362. Beginnings are apt to be shadowy and so it is the beginnings of the great mother life, the sea.

363. Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his image. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

364. Behavior is a mirror in which everyone shows his image.

365. Behaviour is the mirror in which everyone shows their image

366. Behind an able man there are always other able men. Chinese Proverb

367. Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.

368. Behind every argument is someone's ignorance. --Louis D. Brandeis

369. Behind every great man there is a suprised woman. Maryon Pearson

370. Behind every successful man -- a surprised mother-in-law.

371. Behind every successful man is a not so successful man trying to bring him down.

372. Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

373. Behind every successful man there is a surprised woman. --Maryon pearson

374. Behind every successful woman -- herself.

375. Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.

376. Behold but One in all things; it is the second that leads you astray.

377. Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself. --Walt Whitman

378. Behold prosperity, how sweetly she flattereth thee; how insensibly she robbeth thee of thy strength and thy vigour! Though thou has been constant in ill fortune, though thou has been invincible in distress; yet by her thou art conquered: not knowing that thy strength returneth not again; and yet that thou again mayst need it.

379. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

380. Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. James Bryant Conant

381. Behold the vain man, and observe the arrogant; he clotheth himself in rich attire, he walketh in the public street, he casteth round his eyes, and courteth observation. He tosseth up his head, and overlooketh the poor; he treateth his inferiors with insolence, his superiors in return look down on his pride and folly with laughter.

382. Behold the warranty ... the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

383. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments. --Psalms :-

384. Behold, my son, here is wisdom. Pay heed to these words, and in the days of thy play, in the hours of thy performing, thou shalt not be caught short. For truly, it is said, pay heed to the errors of others and you shall not make them yourself, and again, as we have been told from on old, to thine own self be true.

385. Beholding the Archetypes, the Supreme Mind become enamored with Its own thought; so, taking the Word as a mighty hammer, It gouged out caverns in primordial space and cast the form of the spheres in the Archetypical mold, at the same time sowing in the newly fashioned bodies the seeds of living things.

386. Being a computer means never having to say you're sorry.

387. Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.--Sammy Davis, Jr., Yes I Can,

388. Being a victim does not imply virute.

389. Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men. --Joseph Conrad

390. Being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

391. Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing. Thomas Alva Edison

392. Being cool, is not trying to be cool.

393. Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

394. Being free of pretence does not mean you are in touch with the truth. Sincerity is not proof of the truth.

395. Being in politics is like being a football coach.You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important.-- Senator Eugene McCarthy

396. Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is. --Jean-Paul Sartre

397. Being kind to others is a way of being good to yourself. -- Rabbi Harold Kushner

398. Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.

399. Being Politically Correct means always having to say you're sorry. --Charles Osgood

400. Being poor isn't all that bad. At least you know what you can do without, so you're a whole better off than someone who's always had it and can't imagine what it would be like without it.


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