Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.
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A wise man does not waste so good a commodity as lying for naught.
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In statesmanship get formalities right never mind about the moralities.
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Customs do not concern themselves with right or wrong or reason. But they have to be obeyed; one reasons all around them until he is tired, but he mus...
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Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.
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It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.
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Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better.
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That’s just the way: a person does a low-down thing, and then he don’t want to take no consequences of it. Thinks as long as he can hide it, it ain’t ...
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You can't pray a lie--I found that out.
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I wish I could make him understand that a loving good heart is riches enough, and that without it intellect is poverty.
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I said it was a brutal thing."No, it was a human thing. You should not insult the brutes by such a misuse of that word; they have not deserved it,
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I said it was a brutal thing."No, it was a human thing. You should not insult the brutes by such a misuse of that word; they have not deserved it.
