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Quote by William Temple
The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear m

The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust ones own opinions, and value others that deserve it. – William Temple

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You may keep your beauty and your health, unless you destroy them yourself, or discourage them to stay with you, by using them ill. – William Temple

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The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit. – William Temple

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The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies. – William Temple

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The Christmas Song, by Nat King Cole, is not only a masterful performance to me it just sounds like the holidays. Ive never sung it, because Nats version is so perfect. I gotta leave it alone. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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I like being alone and I think this movie, as much as it is an investigation of connection and people bonding, I also think its just as much about loneliness. – Jason Schwartzman

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I very much wished not to be noticed, and to be left alone, and I sort of succeeded. – Mary Oliver

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The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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