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Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

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A man who dreads trials and difficulties cannot become a revolutionary. If he is to become a revolutionary with an indomitable fighting spirit, he must be tempered in the arduous struggle from his youth. As the saying goes, early training means more than late earning. ↗

— Kim Jong Il

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Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. ↗

— William E. Gladstone

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A spirit, breathing the language of independence, is natural to Englishmen, few of whom are disposed to brook compulsion, or submit to the dictates of others, when not softened by reason, or tempered with kindness. ↗

— Joseph Lancaster

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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. ↗

— George Orwell

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Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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