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"Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin."
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"Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and lightness from the pulse; it takes away the appetite, and turns the hair gray."
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"Discipline is needed in our temperance."
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"It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length."
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"We're about moderation."
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"We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction."
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"It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project."
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"You know, as long as you do everything in moderation, you don't go overboard, you don't, you know, turn your lips into guppy lips - I mean, a little zip or a little zap, that is not a big deal."
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"I don't believe in using too much graphic violence, although I've done it. It's better to be suggestive and to allow the viewer to fill in the blanks in their minds."
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"The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them."
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"Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide."
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"A bad peace is even worse than war."
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"Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it."
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"It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."
Pleasure


"Things forbidden have a secret charm."
Temptation


"We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched."
Wealth


"Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir."
Power


"In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous."
Corruption


"He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again."
Battle


"When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad."
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"Custom adapts itself to expediency."
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