"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office."
-Aesop
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"Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties."
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"Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency."
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"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety."
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"A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth."
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"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
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"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."
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"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
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"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."
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