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- A pretty woman is a welcome guest.
- Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)
- A problem well stated is a problem half solved.
- Charles F. Kettering (1876 - 1958)
- A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are built for.
- John A. Shedd, Salt from My Attic, 1928
- A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.
- Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
- A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves.
- Bertrand de Jouvenal
- A society that puts equality... ahead of freedom will end up with neither.
- Milton Friedman (1912 - 2006)
- A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
- Bible, Proverbs 15:1 (KJV)
- A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can't catch it.
- Russian Proverb
- A stumble may prevent a fall.
- English Proverb
- A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
- Washington Irving (1783 - 1859)
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