Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.
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The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity.Jean Jacques Rousseau
To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written.
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One loses all the time which he might employ to better purpose.
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You are worried about seeing him spend his early years in doing nothing. What Is it nothing to be happy Nothing to skip, play, and run around all day long Never in his life will he be so busy again.
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Although some member countries have signaled an interest in reducing the cartel's production output target of 28 million bd due to concerns of oversupply, a reduction is unlikely, in our view, given the current high crude oil prices, which have gained 5bbl this year primarily as a result of a geopolitical risk in Iran and Nigeria.
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The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time in order to save it.
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