"A determination never to do what is..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson
A determination never to do what is wrong, prudence, and good-humor, will go far toward securing to you the estimation of the world.
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
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“And I may stand where health, success, and power Await my coming, if, each fleeting hour I cling to love and patience; and abide With stainlessness; and never step aside From high integrity; so shall I see At last the land of immortality.”
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“for we are inquiring not in order to know what virtue is, but in order to become good, since otherwise our inquiry would have been of no use”
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“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.”