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"A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy."
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"What then in the last resort are the truths of mankind? They are the irrefutable errors of mankind."

"Integrity means that we are trustworthy and dependable, and our character is above reproach."

"Telling lies is a really terrible thing. These days, lies and silence are the two greatest sins in human society you might say. In reality, we tell lots of lies, and we often break into silence. However, if we were constant;y talking year-round, and telling only the truth truth would probably lose some of its value."

"Both my parents had a great influence on me. I never heard my father use a profane or even a slang word. I always respected him because of his complete integrity. In his business dealings his handshake was like a contract. He was as good as his word. Of all the people I have ever known, my mother had the greatest influence on me."
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"The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow-men; and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt."


"Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love."


"What is a diary as a rule? A document useful to the person who keeps it. Dull to the contemporary who reads it and invaluable to the student, centuries afterwards, who treasures it."


"He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles."


"All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education."


"'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark our coming, and look brighter when we come."
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