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Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may. – William Cobbett

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Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of speculation; but which ought to be called Gambling. – William Cobbett

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Assumptions
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Women are a sisterhood. They make common cause in behalf of the sex and, indeed, this is natural enough, when we consider the vast power that the law gives us over them. – William Cobbett

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power
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Respect and affection for animals, particularly those who share our homes, recognize no geographic borders. – Nick Clooney

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respect

The Arab-Israeli conflict is also in many ways a conflict about status: its a war between two peoples who feel deeply humiliated by the other, who want the other to respect them. Battles over status can be even more intractable than those over land or water or oil. – Alain de Botton

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respect

My parents started a business out of the living room of our home and, 30-plus years later, it was a multimillion dollar company. So, President Obama, with all due respect, dont tell me that my parents didnt build their business. – Nikki Haley

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South Carolinians are strong, independently-minded people. At the end of the day, they make their own decisions. And I respect them for that. And I welcome that. And I told him that from the very beginning. – Nikki Haley

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I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions… the Jewish, Italian, and Irish humor of the East Coast. – Colin Firth

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When I see my staff take a step back because Ive lost my cool about something food-related, I say never apologise for your standards. If someone doesnt meet them, then you should explain that and that you want it changed. I want my staff to be like that, too. – Curtis Stone

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No one can live entirely on their own, nor can any country or society exist in isolation. – Daisaku Ikeda

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Every man is the son of his own works. – Miguel de Cervantes

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