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"Remember that whatever may be said by a lady or her friends, it is not part of conduct of a gallant or generous man to take up arms against a woman."
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"Friends are the real superheroes. They battle our worst enemies-loneliness, grief, anxiety, depression, fear, and doubt-every time they come around."

"A friend is a person who always understands your preoccupations, even when other people do not perceive them at all."

"When we see a lonely fisherman, we ask where the boat is; when we see a lonely boat, we ask where the fisherman is! We love to see the good friends always together!"

"Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree."

"Friendship is not about ships-no matter how big and fancy and expensive the yacht is."

"Life's gonna kick you in the butt. That's what it does. But if you gotta put up with this crap, the least you can expect is that your friends will stand by you. I mean, for crying in the night, what else are friends for but to help you make right what isn't in life?"

"All true friendliness begins with fire and food and drink and the recognition of rain or frost. ...Each human soul has in a sense to enact for itself the gigantic humility of the Incarnation. Every man must descend into the flesh to meet mankind."

"A friend's bitter words seem to us more poisonous than a serpent's tooth."

"Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment."
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"I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor did I accomplish much after I started. I doubt if I had gone to school six months in all when my father died. I was fourteen at the time."


"The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government."


"I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man."


"A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people or improve the system they live under."


"In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her."


"I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone."


"All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures, but Texas was absolutely overrun by such men."


"Texas, to be respected must be polite. Santa Anna living, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna dead, would just be another dead Mexican."
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