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Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape. ↗

— George Bancroft

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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. ↗

— Charles Darwin

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A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others. ↗

— Charles Darwin

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Even back then, I exuded self-confidence, and that drives women crazy. ↗

— Larry David

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You who live your lives in cities or among peaceful ways cannot always tell whether your friends are the kind who would go through fire for you. But on the Plains one's friends have an opportunity to prove their mettle. ↗

— Buffalo Bill

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Danger is the snack food of a true sleuth. ↗

— Mac Barnett

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I couldn't be happier that President Bush has stood up for having served in the National Guard, because I can finally put an end to all those who questioned my motives for enlisting in the Army Reserve at the height of the Vietnam War. ↗

— Larry David

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A lot of people that embark on spiritual endeavors tended to, especially in the '60s and '70s, they tended to give up what they had before and cut themselves off from their lives, previous life as it were. But, I don't think that one should do that. ↗

— Dave Davies

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He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass. ↗

— Edgar R. Fiedler

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The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe, a genial irreverence toward learning, and from that irreverence love may spring. ↗

— Robertson Davies

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