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Quote by Horace Mann
Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity i

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear. – Horace Mann

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If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both. – Horace Mann

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Truth
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When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart. – Horace Mann

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Fear
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In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character. – P. J. ORourke

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Death

Youve never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive. – Jean Cocteau

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Death

Death is an absolute mystery. We are all vulnerable to it, its what makes life interesting and suspenseful. – Jeanne Moreau

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Death

Im one of the slowest drivers on the road. I mosey along. If youre doing anything too fast, including living life too fast, that creates sudden death. If I have to be somewhere on time, I make sure I leave early enough. – Anthony Hopkins

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Death

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Why has elegance found so little following? That is the reality of it. Elegance has the disadvantage, if thats what it is, that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. – Edsger Dijkstra

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I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere. – Ryan White

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Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what they have to say is new to the general public, and the new is always alarming. – Garrett Hardin

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