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Quote by Doris Lessing
There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that th

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best. – Doris Lessing

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What really fascinates me is this need that is so strong now that if you read a work of the imagination you instantly have to say, Oh, what this really is is so-and-so, reducing it to a simple formula. – Doris Lessing

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For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating, rejuvenating, exciting and satisfying. – Doris Lessing

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The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows. – Buddha

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There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter. – Charles Caleb Colton

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I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what youre trying to accomplish and what youre willing to sacrifice to accomplish it. – Lee Iacocca

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One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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