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Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to? - Clarence Darrow

In morals, what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness; in religion, what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil. - Mrs. Jameson

A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease. - Elizabeth Gaskell

Both class and race survive education, and neither should. What is education then? If it doesn't help a human being to recognize that humanity is humanity, what is it for? So you can make a bigger salary than other people? - Beah Richards

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it. - Buddha

Expressing anger is a form of public littering. - Willard Gaylin

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother. - W. Somerset Maugham

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and it looks like work. - Thomas Edison

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball. - Doug Larson

The fundamental defect with fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them. - Bertrand Russell

 

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