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The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?
Achievement
Henry David Thoreau

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The savage in man is never quite eradicated.
War
Henry David Thoreau

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There are nine hundred and ninety-nine patrons of virtue to one virtuous man.
Virtue
Henry David Thoreau

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Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
Prison
Henry David Thoreau

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Water is the only drink for a wise man.
Alcohol and Alcoholism
Henry David Thoreau

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We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.
Character
Henry David Thoreau

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Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his friends for his life.
Sacrifice
Jeremy Thorpe

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Art -- the one achievement of Man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised.
Arts and Artists
James Thurber

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Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind.
Ignorance
John Tillotson

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The only thing that we know is that we know nothing and that is the highest flight of human wisdom.
Wisdom
Count Leo Tolstoy

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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
Language
Lily Tomlin

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Many ideas are good for a limited time -- not forever.
Ideas
Robert Townsend

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How much we like ourselves governs our performance.
Performance
Brian Tracy

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The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.
self-esteem
Brian Tracy

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Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.
Winners and Winning
Brian Tracy

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There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.
Acting and Actors
Spencer Tracy

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Every man is a potential genius until he does something.
Genius
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree

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The man who has accomplished all that he thinks worthwhile has begun to die.
Deeds and Good Deeds
E. T. Trigg

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A man carries his success or his failure with him, it does not depend on outside conditions.
Responsibility
Ralph Waldo Trine

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I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.
Dress
Anthony Trollope

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If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.
Planning
Leon Trotsky

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Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man.
Age and Aging
Leon Trotsky

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Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.
Humor
Harry S Truman

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Being a President is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed.
President
Harry S Truman

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Whenever a man does the best he can, then that is all he can do.
Effort
Harry S Truman

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun