As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it makes all the difference whether we begin or end with the inquiry, 'What is truth?'
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It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.
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In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the most indistinctly the objects which are close around us.
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A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's.
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Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.
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Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one.
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