A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
ELBERT HUBBARDIn order to have friends, you must first be one.
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It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.
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You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think.
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Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.
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The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.
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Most people like hard work, particularly when they’re paying for it.
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We are punished by our sins, not for them.
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Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent – the power to do the right thing the first time.
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Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
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Down in their hearts, wise men know this truth: the only way to help yourself is to help others.
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What we call God’s justice is only man’s idea of what he would do if he were God.
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The fool is not the man who merely does foolish things. The fool is the man who does not know enough to cash in on his foolishness.
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Politicians regard the public as a cow to be milked.
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A man who marries a woman to educate her falls victim to the same fallacy as the woman who marries a man to reform him.
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The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.
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The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.
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