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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
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The little boy who goes to the store and forgets what his mother sent him for, will probably grow up to be a congressman.
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Conscience is what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does.
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A special skill, like speaking several languages, or keeping your mouth shut in one.
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The chief ability of an executive should be his ability to recognize ability.
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