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Quote by Lord Chesterfield
Our prejudices are our mistresses; reason is at best our wife, ver

Our prejudices are our mistresses; reason is at best our wife, very often heard indeed, but seldom minded. – Lord Chesterfield

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The value of moments, when cast up, is immense, if well employed; if thrown away, their loss is irrevocable. – Lord Chesterfield

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Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something. – Lord Chesterfield

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It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless. – James Baldwin

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Reason transformed into prejudice is the worst form of prejudice, because reason is the only instrument for liberation from prejudice. – Allan Bloom

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O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand. – William Penn

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The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority. – Ralph W. Sockman

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