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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. – Thomas Jefferson

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Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning. – Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson
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I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just that his justice cannot sleep forever. – Thomas Jefferson

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You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage — pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically — to say “no” to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger “yes” burning inside. The enemy of the “best” is often the “good.” – Stephen Covey

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The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891

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What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don’t want to discourage it completely. – Franklin P. Jones

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Self-Control

If we resist our passions, it is more because of their weakness than because of our strength. – François VI de la Rochefoucault

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I got problems. I freak out, go to a shrink, go through all kinds of therapy and stuff, but Im learning how to deal with it. Thats why Ive chosen one hour a night to get all of my aggressions out. to really tell the world the way I feel. – Jonathan Davis

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Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things. – Plautus

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We now witness the constructive work on a foundation that will endure through the ages. That foundation is the god of science – revealed to us in terms that will harmonize with our intelligence. – John Fiske

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The only people that ever stand up and tell the truth are who? Intelligence officers. Because our culture is, never break faith with the truth. Well tell you, you dont have to drag it out of us. – George Tenet

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