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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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He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. – Thomas Jefferson

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Knowledge
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Thomas Jefferson
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An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. – Thomas Jefferson

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Men
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Thomas Jefferson
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Everyone must choose one of two pains: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret. – Jim Rohn

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Not using faults does not mean that one does not have them. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Self-Control

You are a puppet, but in the hands of the infinite, which may be your own. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Conscience whispers, but interest screams aloud. – J. Petit-Senn

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Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job. – Paul Schullery

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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. – Native American Indian Proverb

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The ambitious will always be first in the crowd; he presseth forward, he looketh not behind him. More anguish is it to his mind to see one before him, than joy to leave thousands at a distance. – Akhenaton

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The greatest tragedy in mankinds entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion. – Arthur C. Clarke

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History