"In some situations, if you say nothing, you are called dull; if you talk, you are thought impertinent and arrogant. It is hard to know what to do in this case. The question seems to be, whether your vanity or your prudence predominates."

Ethics, Prudence, Vanity, Decision, Morality

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"In some situations, if you say nothing, you are called dull; if you talk, you are thought impertinent and arrogant. It is hard to know what to do in this case. The question seems to be, whether your vanity or your prudence predominates."

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"We are all flawed and creatures of our times. Is it fair to judge us by the unknown standards of the future?"

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"And no one rose to ask the question: Good?-by what standard?John Galt."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

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"Ethics are the things that say, 'Don't stick your finger in the socket.' The world says, 'It's okay because we've shut off the electricity.' And at the point that we've chosen to listen to the world and ignore our ethics, we say, 'I'm having a really hard time getting back up."

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"He that resolves to deal with none but honest men must leave off dealing."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

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"When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world of continuous miracles would not be a world, it would be a cartoon."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

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"Do not treat others as you would not like to be treated' frees one from hypocrisy. 'Treat others as you would like to be treated' enslaves one with insincerity."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"Might could would-they are contemptible auxiliaries."

George Eliot, British Author

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"It's easy to talk big, but the important thing is whether or not you clean up the shit."

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"Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful."

Stephen King, American Author

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"There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love."

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"There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion."

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"Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part."

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"The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do; and chiefly for not having hated and despised the world enough."

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"Grace in women has more effect than beauty."

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"We had as lief not be as not be ourselves."

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"We attempt nothing great but from a sense of the difficulties we have to encounter we persevere in nothing great but from a pride in overcoming them."

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"The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors."

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"The most silent people are generally those who think most highly of themselves."

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"We must be doing something to be happy."

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