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Life is a series of rude awakenings.
                -- R.V. Winkle

Life is a serious burden, which no thinking, humane person would
wantonly inflict on someone else.
                -- Clarence Darrow

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.

Life is like bein' on a mule team.  Unless you're the lead mule, all the
scenery looks about the same.

"Life would be much simpler and things would get done much faster if it
weren't for other people"
                -- Blore

Like my parents, I have never been a regular church member or churchgoer.
It doesn't seem plausible to me that there is the kind of God who watches
over human affairs, listens to prayers, and tries to guide people to follow
His precepts -- there is just too much misery and cruelty for that.  On the
other hand, I respect and envy the people who get inspiration from their
religions.
                -- Benjamin Spock

        Looking for a cool one after a long, dusty ride, the drifter strode
into the saloon.  As he made his way through the crowd to the bar, a man
galloped through town screaming, "Big Mike's comin'!  Run fer yer lives!"
        Suddenly, the saloon doors burst open.  An enormous man, standing over
eight feet tall and weighing an easy 400 pounds, rode in on a bull, using a
rattlesnake for a whip.  Grabbing the drifter by the arm and throwing him over
the bar, the giant thundered, "Gimme a drink!"
        The terrified man handed over a bottle of whiskey, which the man
guzzled in one gulp and then smashed on the bar.  He then stood aghast as
the man stuffed the broken bottle in his mouth, munched broken glass and
smacked his lips with relish.
        "Can I, ah, uh, get you another, sir?" the drifter stammered.
        "Naw, I gotta git outa here, boy," the man grunted.  "Big Mike's
a-comin'."

Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies.
                -- Charles D'Hericault

Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood.
                -- Louise Beal

Love your enemies: they'll go crazy trying to figure out what you're up to.