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Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to

Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it. – Samuel Butler

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One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is beaten, and to leave off fighting at once. – Samuel Butler

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Every one should keep a mental wastepaper basket and the older he grows the more things he will consign to it — torn up to irrecoverable tatters. – Samuel Butler

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If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to fear? – Confucius

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He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes. – Chinese Proverb

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A good conscience is a continual feast. – Francis Bacon

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There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to be right. – Sir Winston Churchill

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I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend? – Robert Redford, Yosemite National Park dedication, 1985

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Wise men dont need advice. Fools wont take it. – Benjamin Franklin

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As long as I have the support and respect of my teammates, thats all I can ask for. – Darren Flutie

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