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The word good has many meanings. For example, if a man were to sho

The word good has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other peoples bad manners. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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There was never a good war, or a bad peace. – Benjamin Franklin

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One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. – Robert A. Heinlein

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