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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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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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The President has a wonderful sense of humor, which is one of the reasons it is so much fun to work for him. – Karen Hughes

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Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. – Peter Ustinov

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All I try to do is as earnestly and as acutely as I can, conceive a character and try to portray this character just honestly. If the humor is within the absurdity and the awfulness of situations, then let it be seen that way. – Patrick Warburton

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Youve got to have a sense of humor to keep your sanity. – Lance Bass

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You dont cheat anybody out of their experience, whatever it is. – Andre Agassi

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An empire is an immense egotism. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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