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Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks. – Lin Yutang

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I have a hankering to go back to the Orient and discard my necktie. Neckties strangle clear thinking. – Lin Yutang

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Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. – Lin Yutang

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This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. – Lin Yutang

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Who lies for you will lie against you. – Bosnian Proverb

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You can never lose anything that really belongs to you, and you cant keep that which belongs to someone else. – Edgar Cayce

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Some people will not tolerate such emotional honesty in communication. They would rather defend their dishonesty on the grounds that it might hurt others. Therefore, having rationalized their phoniness into nobility, they settle for superficial relationships. – Author Unknown

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Somewhere between the honest truth and the deceptive lie is the deceptive truth and the honest lie. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the trees inclined. – Alexander Pope

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Going online and asking questions is the best way to learn. – Tom Felton

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Its a difficult undertaking. Ive been married for four years and I see this movie as a cautionary tale about people whove gone deeply out of communication. – Mark Ruffalo

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