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To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
Critics and Criticism
Elbert Hubbard

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The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.
Taxes and Taxation
John Maynard Keynes

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People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.
Freedom of Speech
Soren Kierkegaard

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Avoid popularity if you would have peace.
Popularity
Abraham Lincoln

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There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
War
Niccolo Machiavelli

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Avoid witicisms at the expense of others.
Wit
Horace Mann

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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
Misfortunes
W. Somerset Maugham

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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
Originality
Andre Maurois

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To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
Wit
Andre Maurois

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Once I have heard the story or joke used twice by other speakers or entertainer, I avoid it.
Speakers and Speaking
Tom Ogden

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Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.
Averages
Leroy ''Satchel'' Paige

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We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.
Simplicity
Norman Vincent Peale

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Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.
Popularity
William Penn

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Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally avoided.
Vow
William Penn

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Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.
Debt
George D. Prentice

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By bravely enduring it, an evil which cannot be avoided is overcome
Evil
Proverb

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Art, whose honesty must work through artifice, cannot avoid cheating truth.
Arts and Artists
Laura Riding

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Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting, but never hit soft.
Strength
Theodore Roosevelt

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Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
Uncategorised
Theodore Roosevelt

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It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.
Sacrifice
Arthur Schopenhauer

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The ultimate Path is without difficulty. Just avoid picking and choosing.
Zen
Seng-Ts'an

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Avoid shame but do not seek glory --nothing so expensive as glory.
Glory
Sydney Smith

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The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it.
Wisdom
Publilius Syrus

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Avoiding a problem doesn't solve it.
Problems
Bonnie Jean Thornley

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A man is known by the company he avoids.
Friends and Friendship
Source Unknown

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