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"Nothing succeeds like success."

"One secret of success is to know how to deny yourself and other people."

"Success is a journey not a destination."

"There is nothing new under the sun."

"Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week. (Joseph Addison)"

"There is a superstition in avoiding superstition. (Francis Bacon)"

"A good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand."

"Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they ever fly by twilight. (Francis Bacon)"

"One swallow does not make a summer."

"Good swimmers are often drowned. (Strauss, 1994 p. 879)"

"A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword."

"Live by the sword, die by the sword."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Take things as you find them. (Strauss 1994, p. 722)"

"He that talketh what he knoweth, will also talk what he knoweth not. (Francis Bacon)"

"He that talks to himself, speaks to a fool. (1721)"

"It takes two to tango. (Oshry, 1996 p. 59)"

"Without temptation there is no victory."

"Once a thief always a thief. (Strauss, 1994 p. 771)"

"Set a thief to catch a thief."

"If you want a thing well done, do it yourself. (1616)"

"The worth of a thing is what it will bring."

"Things done cannot be undone. (1546)"

"Think before you speak."

"First thoughts are best."

"Second thoughts are the best."

"Thought is freeǃ (William Shakespeare)"

"Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down."

"Nature, time, and patience are three great physicians."

"Procrastination is the thief of time."

"Time and tide wait for no man."

"Time flies."

"Time flies when you're having fun."

"Time himself is bald. (William Shakespeare)"

"Time is precious. (Paczolay, 1997 p. 428)"

"There is no time like the present. (18th century) (Citatboken)"

"There is nothing more precious than time and nothing more prodigally wasted. (Strauss 1994, p. 722)"

"To choose time is to save time. (Francis Bacon)"

"Avoid the pleasure which will bite tomorrow."

"Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today."

"Tomorrow is another day."

"A still tongue makes a wise head."

"A bad workman blames his tools."

"Do not play with edged tools. (Strauss, 1994 p. 716)"

"Jack of all trades and master of none."

"A good name is the best of all treasures. (Strauss, 1998 p. 20)"

"People only throw stones at trees with fruit on them."

"The apple never falls far from the tree."

"There is no tree but bears some fruit. (Mawr, 1885 p. 131)"

"He that waits on another man's trencher, makes many a late dinner."