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Pretend you are foolish to the foolish, and be yourself when you are alone or with others like you, because if you take the foolish seriously as your friend, you might be a fool yourself. ↗

— A Gentlemen

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Pretend you are a foolish to the tyrant – because if he realizes you are a genius, he might use you to harm others. ↗

— A Gentlemen

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I don't like lies," said Bran, and I knew I'd failed to keep the pain of his revelation from my face. "Not even lies of omission. Hard truths can be dealt with, triumphed over, but lies will destroy your soul. ↗

— Patricia Briggs

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Don't expect, but accept. ↗

— Anirudh Hegde

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With domineering hand she moves the turning wheel, Like currents in a treacherous bay swept to and fro: Her ruthless will has just deposed once fearful kings While trustless still, from low she lifts a conquered head; No cries of misery she hears, no tears she heeds, But steely hearted laughs at groans her deeds have wrung. Such is a game she plays, and so she tests her strength; Of mighty power she makes parade when one short hour Sees happiness from utter desolation grow. (A Consolation of Philosophy, Book II, translated by V.E. Watts) ↗

— Boethius - Queen Elizabeth I translation

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In the end, we must all individually take collective responsibility for both the good and the bad that exist in this world. ↗

— Mac MacKenzie

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So this needs to be said, and so I will try to say it ↗

— Jason Najum

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I think, therefore a single fertilized egg cell can replicate itself into trillions of specialized and exquisitely organized cells. ↗

— David Self

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Flame is the lamp; rest is borrowed. ↗