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You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

Eric Hoffer

Rudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
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Limitation Man Rude Strength Weakness
People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
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Attitude Character Food Hands People
Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.
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Easy Inspirational Motivational Work
No matter how noble the objectives of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion; it is an evil government.
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Born Evil Government Human Kindness Life Sick Willing
One of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputations.
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Freedom Harm Intellectual Privilege Reputation
It is doubtful whether the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power-power to oppress others.
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Difference Doubt Fight Freedom Oppression Power Pride
Children are the keys of paradise.
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Children Heaven Key One Liner
Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
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Change Deep Poison Truth Yourself
We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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Reality Understand
A passionate obsession with the outside world or the private lives of others is an attempt to compensate for a lack of meaning in one’s own life.
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Life Live Obsession Passionate World
One of the chief differences between an adult and a juvenile is that the adult knows when he is an ass while the juvenile never does.
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Adult Difference Growth
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
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Lie Loud Ourselves
Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.
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Choice Goodness Habit Live Possible
The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.
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Alone Country Easy History People
Language was invented to ask questions.
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Invention Language Talk
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Guilty Justice Right Voice

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