The man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNYou can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.
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Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
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I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.
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You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
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The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
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I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
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You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
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All I have learned, I learned from books.
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Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.
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Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
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Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
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Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
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There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes.
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Stand with anyone that is right; stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
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