Carve every word before you let it fall.

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Don't be 'consistent,' but be simply true.

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Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

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The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power.

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The rule of joy and the law of duty seem to me all one.

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Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

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The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.

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Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.

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The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

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A man is usually more careful of his money than of his principles.

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