"An excuse is a lie guarded."

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

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

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"Let your thoughts be pure."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"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

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

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

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"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

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"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

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"Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears convinced."

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"It is in men as in soils where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not."

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"Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes."

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"Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through."

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"Human brutes, like other beasts, find snares and poison in the provision of life, and are allured by their appetites to their destruction."

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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."

Explore more quotes by Jonathan Swift

"Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent."

"I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing."

"Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears convinced."

"It is in men as in soils where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not."

"Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes."

"Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through."

"Human brutes, like other beasts, find snares and poison in the provision of life, and are allured by their appetites to their destruction."

"Better belly burst than good liquor be lost."

"My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool."

"Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride."