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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. - Thomas Jeffe

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. – Thomas Jefferson

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In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue. – Thomas Jefferson

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good
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Thomas Jefferson
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What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. – Thomas Jefferson

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Martyr, Martyrdom
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Thomas Jefferson
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The pine stays green in winter… wisdom in hardship. – Norman Douglas

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Wisdom

I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others. – John Woolman

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Wisdom

But the law of God came from heaven indeed. God wrote it with his finger, it is the fountain of all wisdom, and therefore shall it continue for ever, and never have an end. – John Jewel

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Wisdom

Mainstream media tend to just mouth the conventional wisdom, to see everything through the filter of right and left. – Arianna Huffington

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Wisdom

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Never have children, only grandchildren. – Gore Vidal

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Grandparents Day

Being in America isnt old-hat – its where were from – but I get excited to be in other parts of the world like Athens and Croatia, which were quite cool. Im a sightseer. I go see the sights and museums. Im into that kind of thing. – Richie Sambora

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cool

I mean, Im in the business of storytelling, not message making. – John le Carre

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Business

Emotion has taught mankind to reason. – Marquis de Vauvenargues

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