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Quote by William Hazlitt
There is nothing more likely to drive a man mad, than the being un

There is nothing more likely to drive a man mad, than the being unable to get rid of the idea of the distinction between right and wrong, and an obstinate, constitutional preference of the true to the agreeable. – William Hazlitt

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We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects. – William Hazlitt

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In failing circumstances no one can be relied on to keep their integrity. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order. – Ezra Taft Benson

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Sometimes, to do the right thing, we must keep a promise we never made. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Aspire to a lower level of harm. – Terri Guillemets

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I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water. – Maya Angelou

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