The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.
NORM MACDONALDA readiness to excuse some faults, shows a disposition to commit others.
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I always told everybody the perfect joke would be where the setup and punch line were identical.
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They say that if you’re afraid of homosexuals, it means that deep down inside you’re actually a homosexual yourself. That worries me because I’m afraid of dogs.
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We often suffer more from our fears, than from the dangers of our situation.
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He that searches for praise will often find contempt.
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If you desire praise or esteem, endeavor to merit it.
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In math, you could get 100 percent. It was very fair. That’s what I liked about math. You could figure it out, and the teacher couldn’t have a stupid opinion about it.
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Hypocrisy is the outward acknowledgment of inward shame.
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Yeah man, they call gambling a disease, but it’s the only disease where you can win a bunch of money.
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The most frequent cause of regret for what we have done is because its effects interfere with what we would do.
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With the ambitious, the failure of one expedient is the suggestion of another; but with the irresolute, defeat usually occasions abandonment of purpose.
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A great cause of evil in the world is that men seldom think themselves criminal if they offer the same injustice to others that has been successfully practiced on themselves.
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You can’t love your team without hating another team.
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Many frequently change their principles, but seldom their practices.
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Liberty, like health, appears most precious when lost.
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It is necessary to be tolerant, in order to be tolerated.
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