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The best bought-up children are those who have seen thier parents as they are. Hypocrisy is not the first duty of a parent.

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Titles distinguish the mediocre, embarrass the superior, and are disgraced by the inferior.

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Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.

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It is not true that men can be divided into absolutely honest persons and absolutely dishonest ones. Our honesty varies with the strain put on it.

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In a living society every day is a day of judgment; and its recognition as such is not the end of all things but the beginning ofa real civilization.

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If associations to control burglary and murder were tolerated we should take it for granted that the members should all be burglers and murderers.

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Women are not angels. They are as foolish as men in many ways; but they have had to devote themselves to life whilst men have had to devote themselves to death; and that makes a vital difference in male and female religion. Women have been forced to fear whilst men have been forced to dare: the heroism of a woman is to nurse and protect life, and of a man to destroy it and court death.

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As you say, I am honoured and famous and rich. But as I have to do all the hard work, and suffer an increasing multitude of fools gladly, it does not feel any better than being reviled, infamous and poor, as I used to be.

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No severity of punishment deters when detection is uncertain, as it always must be.

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Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

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We are members one of another; so that you cannot injure or help your neighbor without injuring or helping yourself.

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Every profession is a conspiracy against the laity.

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A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold.

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Youth is just wasted on young people.

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I want to be all used up when I die.

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It is more dangerous to be a great prophet or poet than to promote twenty companies for swindling simple folk out of their savings.

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I myself have been particularly careful never to say a civil word to the United States. I have scoffed at their inhabitants as a nation of villagers. I have defined the 100 % American as 99 % an idiot. And they adore me.

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The reasonable man will adjust to the demands of his environment. The unreasonable man expects his environment to adjust to his own needs. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

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Though justice be Thy plea, consider this: That in the course of justice none of us should see salvation. We do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy.

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Fear is choosing the safe course

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