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The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.

Bernard Williams

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Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.
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We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness.
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There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.
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A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
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What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.
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A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn’t.
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We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.
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Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
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We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.
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