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

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Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address. – Lane Olinghouse

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Self-Control

Discipline is money in the bank. A real friend, true strength. – Henry Rollins

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Self-Control

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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Self-Control

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A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the last to awake in the morning. – Honore de Balzac

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The idea of recognising your strengths and using them in as versatile a way as you can is cool to me. – Frank Ocean

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The hoary joke in the literary world, based on Dreams From My Father, was that if things had worked out differently for Barack Obama, he could have made it as a writer. – James Fallows

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Several studies, and a number of public statements by senior military and political personalities, testify that – except for disputes between the present nuclear states – all military conflicts, as well as threats to peace, can be dealt with using conventional weapons. – Joseph Rotblat

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