The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists.

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Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

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Religion is the opium of the poor.

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Work every day. No matter what has happened the day or night before, get up and bite on the nail.

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There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.

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The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

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Everything is your fault if you're any damn good.

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The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

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The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

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Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

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