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Liberty is the right to do what the laws permit.

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I like peasants-they are not sophisticated enough to reason speciously.

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Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.

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What orators lack in depth they make up to you in length.

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Solemnity is the shield of idiots.

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The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.

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There is a very good saying that if the triangles invented a god, they would make him three-sided.

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You have to study a great deal to know a little.

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The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.

- Maya Angelou

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You have to live your life according to what comforts you, not what the rest of your family thinks you ought to be doing.

- Judith Guest

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You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.

- Marilyn Monroe

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It always seems impossible until it's done.

- Nelson Mandela

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The road to success is always under construction

- Lily Tomlin

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