We truly possess only what we are able to renounce; otherwise, we are simply possessed by our possessions.
SYDNEY J. HARRISMore trouble is caused in this world by indiscreet answers than by indiscreet questions.
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Nobody really knows how smart or talented he is until he finds the incentives to use himself to the fullest. God has given us more than we know what to do with.
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The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
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Almost every man looks more so in a belted trench coat.
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When we inform, we lead from strength; when we communicate, we lead from weakness-and it is precisely this confession of mortality that engages the ears, heads and hearts of those we want to enlist as allies in a common cause.
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A ‘penchant for telling the truth’ can cripple a candidates chances faster than being caught in flagrante delicto with the governor’s wife.
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Real loneliness consists not in being alone, but in being with the wrong person, in the suffocating darkness of a room in which no deep communication is possible.
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This is a lesson mankind has not yet learned. We identify, and stratify, and treat persons largely on the basis of their accidental (physical) characteristics, which have no deeper meaning.
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A man will lay down his life for his friend but will not sacrifice his eardrums.
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More trouble is caused in this world by indiscreet answers than by indiscreet questions.
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The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories.
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There’s no point in burying a hatchet if you’re going to put up a marker on the site.
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Many married couples separate because they quarrel incessantly, but just as many separate because they were never honest enough or courageous enough to quarrel when they should have.
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Skepticism is not an end in itself; it is a tool for the discovery of truths.
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A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.
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Patriotism is proud of a country’s virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues.
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