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Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise; why shouldest thou destroy thyself? Be not over much wicked, neither b ...
These are days when no one should rely unduly on his "competence." Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are stru ...
A woman would be wise to think it well
If once a week you only rang the bell.
Clogged and soft and sloppy eyes
Have lost the light that bites or terrifies.
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it's so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same--hardihood. Giv ...
In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable, and especially when they are c ...
Plato calls complacency the companion of loneliness.
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