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"He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today."
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"I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent."

"Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped."

"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none."

"You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own."

"Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them."

"So many times it seemed like there were chances to stop things before they started. Or even stop them in midstream. But it was even worse when you knew in that very moment that there was still time to save yourself, and yet you couldn't even budge."

"It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved."
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"Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end."

"One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your work well and then be ready to depart when God shall call."

"Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere to their definitions."

"The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to the use of its own powers, rather than fill it with the accumulation of others."

"People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves."

"Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so."

"Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain!"
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