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Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind
you.
—Maori proverb
Life sucks—and then you die.
—Bumper sticker, circa 1990
A place for everything, and everything in its place.
—Isabella Mary Beeton, The Book of Household Management, 1861
The cat in gloves catches no mice.
—Ben Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1739
I have often regretted my speech, but never my silence.
—Publilius Syrus, Maxims, circa first century B.C.E.
Topics
In what situations is it most important to be assertive?
An optimist has been defined as a person who sees the glass as
half full, while a pessimist sees it as half empty. Is it wiser to be an
optimist or a pessimist?
Do you consider yourself an organized person?
What is your biggest regret?
How important are wealth and material things to you?
