#ate

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little - do what you can. ↗

— Sydney Smith

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It resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated, often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them. ↗

— Sydney Smith

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Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed. ↗

— Sydney Smith

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Bishop Berkeley destroyed this world in one volume octavo; and nothing remained, after his time, but mind; which experienced a similar fate from the hand of Mr. Hume in 1737. ↗

— Sydney Smith

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Find fault when you must find fault in private, and if possible sometime after the offense, rather than at the time. ↗

— Sydney Smith

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It is safest to be moderately base - to be flexible in shame, and to be always ready for what is generous, good, and just, when anything is to be gained by virtue. ↗

— Sydney Smith

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Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted. ↗

— Ralph W. Sockman

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The regulation of medicine has been a State function. ↗

— Barney Frank

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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate. ↗

— Socrates

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It is important to note that there are no age limitations on who can donate organs and tissue. Newborns as well as senior citizens have been organ donors. ↗

— Vic Snyder

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