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"We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence."
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"To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it."
Humor

"Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know."
Conversation

"The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions."
Work

"A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day."
Marriage

"The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it."
Argument

"We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence."
Respect

"Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them."
Self

"Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel."
Illusion

"Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record."
Life

"The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past."
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"Treat people like people. Beware of pity and patronization because in them, you can't see when you're unashamedly looking down on someone."
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Personal Development

"I didn't have the vaguest idea of what to do " I couldn't keep staring at the wall forever, I told myself. But even that admonition didn't work. A faculty advisor reviewing a graduation thesis would have had the perfect comment: you write well, you argue clearly, but you don't have anything to say."
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Personal Development

"Never ask about the details of someone's personal life, only the quality. Because if they want you to know, they'll let you know. If they don't want you to know, there is no need to know."
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Personal Development

"What grave liability one incurs when one calls a virtuous woman, a whore! It will ruin his countless lives to come. There is no liability if one calls a whore a virtuous woman!"
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Personal Development

"Barking at people earns their respect about as effectively as staring into the sun improves your vision."
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Personal Development

"I am 15 and you are 51, I know you are the best, to be loved by, everyone."
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Personal Development

"It is wise to use titles for people in positions of power, higher education, seniority, or maturity, unless otherwise instructed. This may sound old-fashioned, but practicing respectful traditions will earn you points and inevitably make you seem more cultured and sophisticated. This is especially true with older generations."
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Personal Development

"The natural and untainted male mind respects and loves the woman and her magnificent scope of capability and creative gifts."
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Personal Development

"Being told you are wrong or insulted, gives you an opportunity to practice decency and having a non-response internally."
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Personal Development

"We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them; you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him."
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Personal Development
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