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Quote by William Hazlitt
We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observ

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts. – William Hazlitt

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No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history. – William Hazlitt

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History
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William Hazlitt
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Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone – but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming. – William Hazlitt

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Friendship
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Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information. – Peter Ustinov

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Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another. – Charles Caleb Colton

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It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions. – Omar Bongo

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Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happens doing whatever job in the world. But a singer must have the courage of saying no. – Jose Carreras

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Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations. – Thomas Jefferson

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My father was something of a rainbow-chaser. – Marc Davis

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To generalize is to be an idiot. To particularize is the alone distinction of merit. General knowledge are those knowledge that idiots possess. – William Blake

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Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education. – Mahatma Gandhi

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