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• As every thread of gold is valuable, so is every minute of time. -- Maso
• A lost ounce of gold may be found, a lost moment of time never.
• My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread.
  -- Thomas Hood (1798-1845) -- The Song of the Shi...
• On the floor is a gold Zorkmid coin (a valuable collector's item).
• Every good person has learned how to obey, whom to obey and when to obey. Valuable lessons each.
• Every moment of pleasure in life has to be purchased by an equal moment of pain.
  -- Danilo O'Dell, "Up the Long Ladder", stardate 42823.2...
• First Law of Class Scheduling: Class schedules are designed so that every student will have time to waste between classes.