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Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but t

Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by others. – Charles Caleb Colton

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Justice is the truth in action. – Joseph Joubert

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I think it better that in times like these a poets mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right. – William Butler Yeats

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There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself – an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly. – Antisthenes

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Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth. – Joseph Joubert

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Dare to be imperfect and one day there will tug at your sleeve a soulmate. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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“Safety First” is “Safety Always.” – Charles M. Hayes

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A precious liquid, a poison dearer than that of the Borgias — because it is made from our blood, our health, our sleep, and two-thirds of our love — we must be stingy with it. – Charles Baudelaire, “Advice to Young Writers,” 1867

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Diogenes struck the father when the son swore. – Robert Burton, “Anatomy of Melancholy,” Democritus to the Reader, 1621

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