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George Will

...in the lexicon of the

...in the lexicon of the political class, the word "sacrifice" means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it.

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Cicero

It is a true saying

It is a true saying that "One falsehood leads easily to another".

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Harry Golden

The only thing that overcomes

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

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Claude M. Bristol

Constant and determined effort breaks

Constant and determined effort breaks down all resistence and sweeps away all obstacles.

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Woody Allen

Is it better to be

Is it better to be the lover or the loved one? Neither, if your cholesterol is over six hundred. By love, of course, I refer to romantic love -- the love between man and woman, rather than between mother and child, or a boy and his dog, or two headwaiters.

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Cicero

As the old proverb says

As the old proverb says "Like readily consorts with like."

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Richard Nixon

In a free society no

In a free society no one can win all the time. No one can have his way all the time and no one is right all the time.

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Black Elk

Continuous effort is the key

Continuous effort is the key to unlocking our potential.

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Charles Caleb Colton

There are two modes of

There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the former, because it will invariably be accompanied by the latter.

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Woody Allen

Whosoever shall not fall by

Whosoever shall not fall by the sword or by famine, shall fall by pestilence so why bother shaving?

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Friedrich von Schiller

With stupidity the gods themselves

With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.

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François de La Rochefoucauld

Weak people cannot be sincere.

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Woody Allen

Doing abominations is against the

Doing abominations is against the law, particularly if the abominations are done while wearing a lobster bib.

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Socrates

Regard your good name as

Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

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