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Too much mercy often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.

Agatha Christie

Writers are diffident creatures — they need encouragement.
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Creature Encouragement Need Writing
Fear is incomplete knowledge.
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Complete Fear Knowledge One Liner
Be sure thy sin will find thee out.
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God Sin Yourself
There are doubtless certain unworldly people who are indifferent to money. I myself have never met one.
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Different Doubt Money Myself Oneself People World
What they need is a little immorality in their lives. Then they wouldn’t be so busy looking for it in other people’s.
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Busy Immortal Live Need People
The best time to plan a book is while you’re doing the dishes.
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Best Planning Time Yourself
I don’t think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness – to save oneself trouble.
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Direction Myself Necessary Possible Save Thinking Trouble
There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger.
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Mystery Stranger Thinking Thrill World
Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that’s no reason not to give it.
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Advice Goodness Ignorance Reason
If one sticks too rigidly to one’s principles, one would hardly see anybody.
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Hard Oneself Principle See
For in the long run, either through a lie, or through truth, people were bound to give themselves away.
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Lie Long People Run Truth
No innocent person ever has an alibi.
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Innocence One Liner Person
It’s very inconvenient to be loved. Nearly everyone has found that out, sooner or later. The fewer people who love you the less you will have to suffer.
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Love People Suffering
The young people think the old people are fools — but the old people know the young people are fools.
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Age Fools Old People Young
A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.
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Children Dare Herself Law Love Mom Path Stand World
One must accept the fact that we have only one companion in this world, a companion who accompanies us from the cradle to the grave – our own self. Get on good terms with that companion – learn to live with yourself.
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Acceptance Companion Company Friendship Goodness Grave Learning Live Yourself

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