"He that cheats another is a knave; but he that cheats himself is a fool."

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Source : Sentence-Sermons from Brigham Young University Quarterly. The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Volume 70, 1908.

Karl G. Maeser

#Knaves Quotes #Fool Quotes #Cheat Quotes

“A satirical poet is the check of the laymen on bad priests.”
“I think it is good for people who are incarcerated or who are bound up one way or the other-people like Lily Kimball and all the prostitues of Memphis. This gal, she needs some wings, and a good song can make that happen.”
“Our earth is round, and, among other things, that means that you and I can hold completely different points of view and both be right. The difference of our positions will show stars in your window I cannot even imagine. Your sky may burn with light, while mine, at the same moment, spreads beautiful to darkness. Still we must choose how we separately corner the circling universe of our experience. Once chosen, our cornering will determine the message of any star and darkness we encounter.”

Source : June Jordan (2004). “Soulscript: a collection of African American poetry”, Broadway
“The one good thing about television is the money; you can make a lot more money than in newspapers.”
“By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.”
“There cannot be self-restraint in the absence of desire: when there is no adversary, what avails thy courage? Hark, do not castrate thyself, do not become a monk: chastity depends on the existence of lust.”
“I shrugged. â€œI guess that guys whoâ€™d never do something like that have a hard time believing some other guy would,â€ I said, but I could see her point. Awareness and apologies were fine and good, but they could come too late.”
“Good news is not news. Bad news sells. Confrontation sells. And that's what the press is always looking for. I'm not bragging, but I have the highest job-approval rating of any public official in the city. And I've had it consistently. The approval rating for the police department is 70 percent. This notion that stop-and-frisk has torn the community apart is false.”

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