Thought is a process of exaggeration. The refusal to exaggerate is not infrequently an alibi for the disinclination to think or praise.
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The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor's shortcomings as he is of his own.Eric Hoffer
Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.
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The wisdom of others remains dull till it is writ over with our own blood. We are essentially apart from the world it bursts into our consciousness only when it sinks its teeth and nails into us.
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I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.
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