One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

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"Forget mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you are going to do right now, and do it. Today is your lucky day."

- Will Durant

Resilience

"The family is the nucleus of civilization."

- Will Durant

Family

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."

- Will Durant

Achievement

"In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty is a product of order."

- Will Durant

Philosophy

"Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul."

- Will Durant

Knowledge

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"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent."

- Charlie Munger

Wisdom

"So be careful to live your life wisely, not foolishly."

Wisdom

"In old age is wisdom; understanding in a long life."

Wisdom

"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and receipts for all major purchases."

- Bridger Winegar

Wisdom

"Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."

- Zimbabwean Proverb

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