"Prudence is a duty which we owe ourselves, and if we will be so much our own enemies as to neglect it, we are not to wonder if the world is deficient in discharging their duty to us; for when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others too often are apt to build upon it."

-- Henry Fielding

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“It is said by Bush men and women that we fought (the Iraq War) to strike against terrorism - except that Iraq had no documented role in the Sept. 11 attacks. It is said that we fought from a moral objection to tyranny - except that we don't seem all that troubled by tyrants in nations that lack huge oil reserves. Everything is said except the truth: that we rushed into an unnecessary war on a half-baked mission. And that the repercussions of our hubris will shadow us for years.”
“Nothing excites jaded Grandmasters more than a theoretical novelty”

Source : Dominic Lawson (1994). “End Game: Kasparov Vs. Short”, Harmony
“I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could.”
“There is no true liberty for the individual except as he finds it in the liberty of all. There is no true security for the individual except as he finds it in the security for all.”

Source : Edwin Markham (1900). “The Man with the Hoe; with Notes by the Author”
“Hurricane Sandy interrupted Mr. Romneyâ€™s momentum and allowed Mr. Obama to look presidential and bipartisan.”
“It's always great to have things from France at a wedding. It's symbolic of style, of culture, of taste.”
“It takes time for people to get to know a cause or an organization.”
“There is no neediness in desire ... there is no caretaking in desire. Caretaking is mightily loving, [but] it's a powerful anti-aphrodisiac.”

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