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False prophets come in sheep's clothing, borrowing some wool of truth to weave their falsehoods

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In a World of lies, speaking the truth is an act of courage

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The task of the ethical is not to smooth things over but to make things right

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When it is within your power, do good

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Ask not of god what is already answered.

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Life is a gift we earn by living it

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Life is a poem already writ; we live it out to utter it

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Life is the harshest teacher; its tests come before its lessons

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To risk nothing is to gain nothing

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To be Human is to know sorrow

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Count not the years in your life, but the life in your years

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The life unexamined is the life banal

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A life well-lived means the World is a little better for you having lived it

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People do not learn from their successes

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Once you know your destination, avoid all paths that lead elsewhere

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Better to be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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Fear of death does not hinder death, it hinders life

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Peace and fulfillment make boring stories, but wonderful lives

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Life journeys but never arrives

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You reap what you sow; therefor, sow wisely

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Press on as if life is worth living and you will soon find it is

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The hardest decision is not what to do, but what to do next

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Successful elephant eaters do so one bite at a time

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Persist in putting one foot in front of the other and you will get somewhere

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Useful lessons in History must teach of the monsters within ourselves, not within others

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Life is not about how often you fall, but how often you get back up

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Intelligence gathers knowledge; Wisdom puts knowledge to good use

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Silence may be misinterpreted, but will never be misquoted

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Our failures teach us to be humble in success

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Correct fools and they hate you; correct the wise and they show you gratitude

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One must abide caterpillars to know butterflies

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Judge not another’s past by your present

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Live forward; understand backward

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Pointing out errors is not the same as teaching the Truth

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The more you learn, the more you learn that you know so little

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The wise listen to good counsel, but chattering fools come to ruin

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Peace comes not through gratifying desire, but through relinquishing it

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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it

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The path to freedom travels through discipline

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Disgrace follows pride like a shadow, but humility brings wisdom’s assurance

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Be like a face; listen twice; speak once

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A lie runs naked ‘round the World before the truth can get its pants on

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All People are condemned to free will

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One can curse the darkness or light a candle

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Knowledge is like a brick; it can be used to build or to destroy

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Hopes placed in mortals die with them

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Life is difficult

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When the power of love conquers the love of power, peace will prevail

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No matter how bad it is, it could always be worse

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For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers

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Do. Or do not. There is no try

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Embody the change you wish for the world

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When you lie with dogs you rise with fleas

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The evil must count their lies like a banker, while the honest heart speaks freely

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If you choose to swim with crocodiles, do not complain when they bite you

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Fair speech may hide a foul heart

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Rather than mourn that good People died, we should celebrate that such People lived

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Love is action, not emotion

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Faith does not speak, faith acts

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The treacherous are ever distrustful

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Where there is pride there is strife, but humility finds peace

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Yet abide when hope is gone, for that is when miracles come

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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone

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Who is powerful? He that conquers his passions

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Who is rich? He that is content

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Freedom is the discipline to be responsible for one’s self

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He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior

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When your only tools are hammers, every job is a nail

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There are more things between Havsmar (heaven) and Insmar (hell) than can be dreamed by mortal minds

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On a journey, you travel half the distance, then half again, then half of that, dividing the distance by half unto eternity - yet you arrive at your destination. This is the difference between knowledge and experience

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Those who disregard discipline despise themselves

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Like someone for their strengths, love them for their flaws

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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger

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Time is what keeps everything from happening at once

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It is the privilege of gods to want nothing

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Pride cuts the path to destruction

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Every moment is a gift, which is why we call it the present

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Death is the next great adventure

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A Person’s a Person, no matter how small

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Well-behaved People are rarely remembered

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Whatever you are, be a good one

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Life is 10% what happens and 90% how you react to it

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Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone believes in goodness

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Wisdom and Suffering are children of the same mother

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Be careful when the naked offer you clothes

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Keep wisdom and understanding within your sight and preserve sound judgment; they will be like beautiful jewels gracing your neck

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You’ve only failed once you stop trying

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Everyone will hurt you sometimes, so find the People worth suffering for

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Courage is not the absence of fear, but right action in fear’s presence

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Ships are not built to float in safe harbors

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If wishes were fishes, you could feed the World

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If you feed your treasure to pigs they will trample it into the mud

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The one who gossips to you will gossip about you

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When you jump in the mud to fight your enemy, win or lose you come out dirty

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Where words match deeds, trust succeeds

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We make a living by what we get, a life by what we give

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Honesty is the first word in the Book of Wisdom

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Change is life’s only constant

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Laughter is Fear’s greatest enemy

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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step