A ship is safe in harbour, but that's not what ships are built for.

William G.T. Shedd

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Poignant

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evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

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Profligate

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recklessly extravagant or wasteful.

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Soidisant

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pretending or claiming to have a certain quality.

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Infirm

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physically weak or ill, especially due to age or sickness.

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Asperity

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harshness or severity, especially in tone or manner.

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Avuncular

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resembling or relating to an uncle, typically in a kind, protective, or advisory way.

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Subtext

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an underlying theme or message in a piece of writing or conversation.

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Abjure

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to renounce or reject something formally.

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Congeneric

–

belonging to the same genus or group.

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Juncture

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a point in time or space where things meet or join.

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Circumstances don’t make the man,…

Epictetus

Yesterday is not ours to…

Lyndon B. Johnson

Life isn’t about finding yourself….

George Bernard Shaw

Nothing will work unless you…

Maya Angelou

It is not death that…

Marcus Aurelius

The vision must be followed…

Vance Havner

The road to success is…

Lily Tomlin

If you work on something…

Kenneth Goldsmith

The only difference between ordinary…

Jimmy Johnson

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Ever noticed ‘YKK’ on your zipper? It stands…

When doing a push-up, a person presses about…

Studies show that eating spicy food can help…

Thanks to 3D printing, NASA can now email…

Studies show that food cooked for you often…

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Around 20% of people have a gene that…

Supermarket layouts are designed to make you spend…

Over 80% of the world’s population has never…