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The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

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I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do.

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Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.

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Doing a thing well is often a waste of time.

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There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.

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A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

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Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

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All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.

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I am not young enough to know everything.

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The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

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