A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.
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An optimist is a guy that never has had much experience.Don Marquis
There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
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In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent.
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Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.
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Punctuality is one of the cardinal virtues. Always insist on it in your subordinates and dependents.
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There is bound to be a certain amount of trouble running any country. If you are president, the trouble happens to you. But if you are a tyrant you can arrange things so that most of the trouble happens to other people.
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