To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.

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"A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband."

- Michel de Montaigne

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"My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened."

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"My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened."

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"There is no passion so contagious as that of fear."

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"He who fears he will suffer, already suffers because he fears."

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"What virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it? It is his habit from youth. But a man who has known unkindness and want, for him to be kind and charitable to those who have been the cause of his misfortunes, that is a virtuous man."

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"Whether a human being is good or bad, right or wrong, can only be determined based on circumstances."

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"Always let your conscience be your guide."

- Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio

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"To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are 'production units,' and accorded all the sympathy that term suggests."

- Matthew Scully

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"When music is allowed to take the place of devotion and prayer, it is a terrible curse. Young people assemble together to sing, and, although professed Christians, frequently dishonor God and their faith by their frivolous conversation and their choice of music."

- Ellen G. White

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