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In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. - John R

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. – John Ruskin

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Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light. – John Ruskin

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Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. – John Ruskin

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The child who desires education will be bettered by it the child who dislikes it disgraced. – John Ruskin

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In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves… self-discipline with all of them came first. – Harry S. Truman

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It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do. – Elbert Hubbard

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As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, hes a great military man, I want you to know that. – Norman Schwarzkopf

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A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can. – Jeff Bridges

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