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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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I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely happier for it. – Thomas Jefferson

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Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong. – Thomas Jefferson

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Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. – Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Insecurity of Freedom: Essays on Human Existence, 19

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About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you’re fighting temptation. – Tom Wilson

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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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