"Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils to their wives."

Morality, Wives

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"What does greed mean? Greed means taking away what belongs to others."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Morality, Truth, Greed, Justice

"Let your thoughts be pure."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Morality, Thoughts, Purity, Mind, Inner

"One is God himself, [but] for how long does that authority of God last? As long as he speaks the truth, practices non-violence, does not steal, practices celibacy and remains non-acquisitive " till then power of God will remain."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Morality, God, Authority, Truth, Power

"Every animal is biologically designed by Nature to do wrong in return. It takes a human being to not do wrong in return."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Morality, Truth, Power, Inspirational, Wisdom

"Conceit is to be dreaded, but so is cowardice."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

Morality, Conceit, Fear, Character, Warning

"All humans are rogues. Cured only by death."

Fakeer Ishavardas, Indian Spiritual Leader

Morality, Humanity, Death, Truth

"So what if you're right? So what if you're wrong? In the end you might be surprised to find that God doesn't care so much about whether you were right or wrong but whether, despite it all, you were kind or cruel."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Morality, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Power

"Fear is the devil's most powerful tool because he can't always convince a good man to do wrong, but he can paralyze his will with fright, keeping a good man from doing what is right. It eventually results in the same end."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Morality, Fear, Willpower, Devil, Truth

"Do we ignore the needyto spite the greedy?Or share and defenddespite those who pretend?"

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Morality, Sharing, Justice, Truth, Compassion

"Once the ego is born into this world, it has to shoulder morality."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Morality, Ego, Responsibility, Self

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"But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest."

Love

"A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine."

Morality

"Shadow owes its birth to light."

Independence

"I must have women - there is nothing unbends the mind like them."

Woman

"Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together."

Animals

"What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But leave us when they've won us."

Love

"On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends."

Friendship

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"What does greed mean? Greed means taking away what belongs to others."

"Let your thoughts be pure."

"One is God himself, [but] for how long does that authority of God last? As long as he speaks the truth, practices non-violence, does not steal, practices celibacy and remains non-acquisitive " till then power of God will remain."

"Every animal is biologically designed by Nature to do wrong in return. It takes a human being to not do wrong in return."

"Conceit is to be dreaded, but so is cowardice."

"All humans are rogues. Cured only by death."

"So what if you're right? So what if you're wrong? In the end you might be surprised to find that God doesn't care so much about whether you were right or wrong but whether, despite it all, you were kind or cruel."

"Fear is the devil's most powerful tool because he can't always convince a good man to do wrong, but he can paralyze his will with fright, keeping a good man from doing what is right. It eventually results in the same end."

"Do we ignore the needyto spite the greedy?Or share and defenddespite those who pretend?"

"Once the ego is born into this world, it has to shoulder morality."

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"The brave love mercy, and delight to save."

"An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretended friend is worse."

"Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save."

"But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest."

"A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine."

"Shadow owes its birth to light."

"I must have women - there is nothing unbends the mind like them."

"Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together."

"What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But leave us when they've won us."

"On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends."