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The first attribute that characterizes the greater man from the mo

The first attribute that characterizes the greater man from the moron is his thicker layer of inhibition. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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

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I have been my own disciple and my own master. And I have been a good disciple but a bad master. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. – Buddha

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Most people want to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch. – Robert Orben

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