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"Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good."
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"Faithfulness to one's word is one of the principles of discipline."

"You become a hypocrite when you can't freely be at peace with others, but you can carry green palm leaves to church to commemorate "palm Sunday"! Throw those palm leaves somewhere; and lay your life down for someone to walk on and get to the destined land!"

"Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended."

"I think all the heretics I have known have been virtuous men. They have the virtue of fortitude, or they would not venture to own their heresy; and they cannot afford to be deficient in any of the other virtues, as they would give advantage to their many enemies; and they have not, like orthodox sinners, such a number of friends to excuse or justify them."

"I discovered that I am not disciplined out of virtue but as a reaction to my negligence, that I am generous to conceal my meanness, that I pass myself off as prudent because I am evil-minded, that I am conciliatory in order not to succumb to my suppressed rage, that I am punctual only only to hide how little I care about other peoples time."

"If stupidity were a gift, only a few would have it."

"Bear in mind that humility is not timidity."
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"At every party there are two kinds of people - those who want to go home and those who don't. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other."

"The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married, and the married wish to be dead."

"Know when to tune out, if you listen to too much advice you may wind up making other peoples mistakes."

"The Lord gave us two ends - one to sit on and the other to think with. Success depends on which one we use the most."

"One out of four people in this country is mentally unbalanced. Think of your three closes friends; if they seem OK, then you're the one."

"All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership."

"Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses."
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