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He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to ob

He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes. – Chinese Proverb

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If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape one hundred days of sorrow. – Chinese Proverb

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It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great. – William Ellery Channing

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If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to fear? – Confucius

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The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow. – William Cowper

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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. – Proverb

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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. – French Proverb

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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off. – Carl Jung

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On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial… whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level. – Edward Albert

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Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to believe all that is said about us. Hence the mysterious power of both flattery and calumny. – Eric Hoffer, The Passionate State of Mind

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