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    The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind. Failure makes people bitter and cruel.

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We have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we strive to resemble them.

We have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we strive to resemble them.

by Moliere Found in: Society Quotes,
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In a society in which it is a moral offense to be different from your neighbor your only escape is read more

In a society in which it is a moral offense to be different from your neighbor your only escape is never to let them find out.

by Robert Heinlein Found in: Society Quotes,
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Against stupidity the very gods fight in vain.

Against stupidity the very gods fight in vain.

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The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it read more

The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new; nor can it keep people persuaded once they have ceased to believe. It penetrates into minds already open, and rather than instill opinion it articulates and justifies opinions already present in the minds of its recipients.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Society Quotes,
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To get into the best society nowadays, one has either to feed people, amuse people, or shock people.

To get into the best society nowadays, one has either to feed people, amuse people, or shock people.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Society Quotes,
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Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.

Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.

by English Proverb Found in: Society Quotes,
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In strategy the longest way round is often the shortest way there- a direct approach to the object exhausts the read more

In strategy the longest way round is often the shortest way there- a direct approach to the object exhausts the attacker and hardens the resistance by compression, whereas an indirect approach loosens the defender's hold by upsetting his balance.

by B.h. Liddell Hart Found in: Society Quotes,
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Only God helps the badly dressed.

Only God helps the badly dressed.

by Spanish Proverb Found in: Society Quotes,
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He who allows oppression shares the crime.

He who allows oppression shares the crime.

by Erasmus Darwin Found in: Society Quotes,
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