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The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst. - David

The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst. – David Hume

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Human Nature is the only science of man and yet has been hitherto the most neglected. – David Hume

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Nature
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Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches. – David Hume

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Government
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A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century. – David Hume

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History
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Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a childs eyes, is that the child is usually looking upwards, and few faces are at their best when seen from below. – George Orwell

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We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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How mankind defers from day to day the best it can do, and the most beautiful things it can enjoy, without thinking that every day may be the last one, and that lost time is lost eternity! – Max Muller

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But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions. – Homer

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I think the beauty of working with young people is they remind you of the spirit of acting and its just a big play. – Eric Bana

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