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- At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
- W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)
- Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any.
- Arthur Wellesley (1769 - 1852), (first Duke of Wellington)
- The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part I have saved my life.
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), 'King Henry IV part I'
- If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.
- Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650)
- If all the year were playing holidays; To sport would be as tedious as to work.
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), 'The First Part of King Henry the IV'
- Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.
- Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
- Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.
- Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)
- Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
- Marcus Valerius Martialis (40 AD - 103 AD)
- 'Tis the most tender part of love, each other to forgive.
- John Sheffield
- You better live your best and act your best and think your best today, for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.
- Harriet Martineau (1802 - 1876)
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