“He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.”
Proverb 

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“Relativity applies to physics, not ethics.”
Albert Einstein
(1875-1955); Theoretical Physicist, Philosopher, Nobel Prize Winner
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“If I've got correct goals, and if I keep pursuing them the best way I know how, everything else falls into line. If I do the right thing right, I'm going to succeed.”
Dan Dierdorf
(born 1949); Athlete
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“The world rests on principles.”
Henry David Thoreau
(1817-1862); Naturalist, Author, Philosopher
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“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
(born 1934); American General
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“Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement as you do the muscles of your body - by judicious, daily exercise. To be known as a man of sound judgement will be much in your favor.”
Grantland Rice
(1880-1954); American Sportswriter
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“If the other person injures you, you may forget the injury; but if you injure him you will always remember.”
Kahlil Gibran
(1883-1931); Artist, Poet, And Writer
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“It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there will be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.”
Mohandas Gandhi
(1869-1958); Indian Political And Spiritual Leader
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“I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it's apathy.”
Dr. Leo Buscaglia
(1924-1998); Professor, Author
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“Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.”
Buddha 

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“We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.”
Viktor Frankl
(1905-1997); Neurologist, Psychotherapist
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“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
J.K.  Rowling
(born 1965); Novelist
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“Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.”
Cameron Crowe
(born 1957); Screenwriter, Film Director (Excerpt From The Film Vanilla Sky)
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“It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(1807-1882); Poet
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“The most important human endeavor is striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to our lives.”
Albert Einstein
(1875-1955); Theoretical Physicist, Philosopher, Nobel Prize Winner
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
(born 1928); Poet, Dancer, Producer, Playwright, Director, Author
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“To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.”
Confucius 
(551-479); Philosopher
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“In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity.”
Ambrose Bierce
(1842-1914); Satirist, Poet, Journalist
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“Always do right - this will gratify some and astonish the rest.”
Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens]
(1835-1910); Author, Humorist
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“Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.”
Tyron Edwards
Theologian
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“Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.”
Wendell Phillips
(1811-1884); Slavery Abolitionist
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“See first that the design is wise and just; that ascertained, pursue it resolutely.”
William Shakespeare
(1564-1616); Dramatist, Poet
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“Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.”
Peter Marshall

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“I think there is choice possible at any moment to us, as long as we live. But there is no sacrifice. There is a choice, and the rest falls away. Second choice does not exist. Beware of those who talk about sacrifice.”
Muriel Rukeyser
(1913-1980); Poet
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“Be careful of your actions. You never know when your creating a memory.”
Ricki Lee Jones
(born 1954); Singer, Songwriter
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“I discovered I always have choices and sometimes it's only a choice of attitude.”
Judith M. Knowlton
Author
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“The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge; it is always simple and direct.”
Calvin Coolidge
(1872-1933); 30th Us President
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“Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things.”
Stephen R. Covey
(born 1932); Motivational Writer
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“You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.”
Robert E. Lee
(1807-1870); General
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“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.”
Theodore Roosevelt
(1858-1919); 26th U.S. President
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“Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.”
Emmanuel Swedenborg
(1688-1772); Philosopher, Scientist, Theologian
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“You have many choices. You can choose forgiveness over revenge, joy over despair. You can choose action over apathy.”
Stephanie Marston
Author, Motivational Speaker
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“Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.”
Margaret Chase Smith
(1897-1995); Us Senator
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“Good men prefer to be accountable.”
Michael Edwards

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“It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.”
Henry David Thoreau
(1817-1862); Naturalist, Author, Philosopher
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“A true hero is not someone who thinks about doing what is right, but one that simply does what is right without thinking!”
Kevin  Heath
Ceo More4kids
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“When you have established that one alternative is good and the other is evil, there is no justification for the choice of a mixture. There is no justification ever for choosing any part of what you know to be evil.”
Ayn Rand
(1905-1982); Writer, Philosopher
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“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
Randy Pausch
(1960-2008); Professor, Author
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