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"Living honestly is a prerequisite for a clear conscience."

"People think that a liar gains a victory over his victim. What I've learned is that a lie is an act of self-abdication, because one surrenders one's reality to the person to whom one lies, making that person one's master, condemning oneself from then on to faking the sort of reality that person's view requires to be faked. The man who lies to the world, is the world's slave from then on. There are no white lies, there is only the blackest of destruction, and a white lie is the blackest of all."

"Dimitri is dead," she said. It was a statement, not a question, but she was looking to me for confirmation. I wondered if I'd given away something, some hint that there was still more to the story. Or maybe she just needed the certainty of those words. And for a moment, I considered telling them that Dimitri was dead. It was what the Academy would tell them, what the guardians would tell them. It would be easier on them...but somehow, I couldn't stand to lie to them-even if it was a comforting lie. Dimitri would have wanted the whole truth, and his family would too. "No," I said, and for a heartbeat, hope sprang up in everyone's faces-at least until I spoke again. "Dimitri's a Strigoi."

"It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous."

"Tell me you're truth. I'm listening."
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"Life is a Treasure Hunt and we all have the key to it. Unfortunately, many of us don't unlock it, but take the key to our grave."

"Happiness is a shadow. If you chase it, it moves further away. But if you turn to make others happy, it will follow you. Make others Happy and be Happy."

"We all have the Wisdom to understand that sooner or later Life will end, but we don't have the Willpower to Live before we die."

"Life is your biggest Treasure. Enjoy it. If you forget to, it will soon be gone, never to return."

"Let us not become so busy making a living that we forget to enjoy our Life. Every day of Life is meant to be Lived and Enjoyed."

"Anybody can Earn and Die, leaving a will and legacy. Only the courageous ones can give away all they have while they are Alive."

"To be Happier, Healthier, and Wealthier choose a Positive Mental Attitude. React and respond Positively. That's the biggest wealth of life."

"With Time, you can create Money, but with Money you cannot create Time. So Time is more valuable than Money."
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