"A man's character is like his house. If he tears boards off his house and burns them to keep himself warm and comfortable, his house soon becomes a ruin. If he tells lies to be able to do the things he shouldn't do but wants to, his character will soon become a ruin. A man with a ruined character is a shame on the face of the earth."

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Source : Ralph Moody (1991). “Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers”, p.41, U of Nebraska Press

Ralph Moody

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“If the story had been about anyone else, it would been dismissed as laaf, that Afghan tendency to exaggerate ---sadly, almost a national affliction; if someone bragged that his son was a doctor, chances were the kid had once passed a biology test in high school.”
“I'm not one for flings, I can tell you that.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor.”
“The great question in life is the suffering we cause, and the most ingenious metaphysics do not justify the man who has broken the heart that loved him.”

Source : Benjamin Constant, Margaret Mauldon, Patrick Coleman (2001). “Adolphe”, p.79, Oxford University Press, USA
“We meet aliens every day who have something to give us. They come in the form of people with different opinions.”
“How does God deal with your bitter heart? He reminds you that what you have is more important than what you don't have. You still have your relationship with God. No one can take that.”
“It is hard to understand addiction unless you have experienced it.”
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard, learn to live, and by her busy ways, reform thy own.”

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