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People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come in to the mind of others. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#discover #does #know #least #life

The creation of a world view is the work of a generation rather than of an individual, but we each of us, for better or for worse, add our brick to the edifice. ↗

— John Dos Passos

#better #brick #creation #each #edifice

All issues of crime are better addressed at the state level. ↗

— Rand Paul

#better #crime #issues #level #state

Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms. ↗

— Ron Paul

#better #better way #example #far #force

I would not take for granted that my personal life - because I knew better than anybody - that it was just a life. It was surprisingly an ordinary life. ↗

— Jane Pauley

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There's no better friend to any merchant than a fair competitor. ↗

— James Cash Penney

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I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right. ↗

— William Butler Yeats

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The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other. ↗

— Luciano Pavarotti

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I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there. ↗

— Ian Thorpe

#been #better #even #fail #glad