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There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
That it hardly behooves any of us
To talk about the rest of us.

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Evil to him who evil thinks.
(Honi Soit Qui Mal Pense)

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Alas my love you do me wrong,
To cast me of discurteously;
And I have loved you so long,
Delighting in your company.

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The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.

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Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account you will find that some comfort is to be derived from them.

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If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm.

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If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.

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Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

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Go not for every grief to the physician, nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.

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You can only cure retail but you can prevent wholesale.

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