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Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious.
Discretion
[ Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley ]
923 votes.

If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening.
Thoughts and Thinking
[ George Barzan ]
923 votes.

The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can sleep.
Prayer
[ Charles Baudelaire ]
923 votes.

Experience is determined by yourself -- not the circumstances of your life.
Experience
[ Gita Bellin ]
923 votes.

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.
Humor
[ Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington ]
923 votes.

Some excel in rhyme who reason foolishly.
Reason
[ Nicholas Boileau ]
923 votes.

The one self-knowledge worth having is to know one's own mind.
Self-knowledge
[ Francis H. Bradley ]
923 votes.

This film is apparently meaningless, but if it has any meaning it is doubtless objectionable.
Censorship
[ British Board of Film ]
923 votes.

All are inclined to believe what they covet, from a lottery-ticket up to a passport to Paradise.
Belief
[ Lord Byron ]
923 votes.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
Gratitude
[ Marcus T. Cicero ]
923 votes.

Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
Forgiveness
[ Marlene Dietrich ]
923 votes.

Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough.
Arms Race
[ Martin Amis ]
922 votes.

The curiosity to know things has been given to man as a scourge.
Curiosity
[ Apocrypha ]
922 votes.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
Abstinence
[ St. Augustine ]
922 votes.

You never realize how short a month is until you have to pay alimony.
Diversity
[ John Barrymore ]
922 votes.

There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.
Wickedness
[ Francis Beaumont ]
922 votes.

Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part.
Sea
[ Hermann Broch ]
922 votes.

As reason is a rebel to faith, so passion is a rebel to reason.
Reason
[ Sir Thomas Browne ]
922 votes.

The beautiful seems right by force of beauty, and the feeble wrong because of weakness.
Beauty
[ Elizabeth Barrett Browning ]
922 votes.

Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.
Friends and Friendship
[ Marcus T. Cicero ]
922 votes.

I keep reading between the lies.
Newspapers
[ Goodman Ace ]
921 votes.

The tougher the job, the greater the reward.
Job
[ George Allen ]
921 votes.

Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace.
Politicians and Politics
[ Paddy Ashdown ]
921 votes.

We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values.
Politicians and Politics
[ Tony Benn ]
921 votes.

A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward.
Kindness
[ William John Bennett ]
921 votes.

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