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Quote by William Temple
The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit. – William Temple

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Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all. – William Temple

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Humility
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The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor. – William Temple

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finance
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You may keep your beauty and your health, unless you destroy them yourself, or discourage them to stay with you, by using them ill. – William Temple

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Beauty
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Other Quotes from
Humor
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Get well cards have become so humorous that if you dont get sick youre missing half the fun. – Flip Wilson

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Humor

I dont know if my sense of humor goes over Americans heads. – Ryan Kwanten

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Humor

Ive always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bus for years, but humor implies intelligence. – Kristin Hersh

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Humor

The humor section is the last place an author wants to be. They put your stuff next to collections of Cathy cartoons. – David Sedaris

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Humor

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I took my courage in both hands and went to the Laundromat to do my washing. I had to use three machines. – Julie Doucet

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Others indeed may talk, and write, and fight about liberty, and make an outward pretence to it but the free-thinker alone is truly free. – George Berkeley

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alone

There are only so many movies you can direct. And yet there are movies that I want to make sure make it to the screen in as honest a way as possible. – Jason Reitman

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When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career. – Calvin Klein

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