Doing something because “everyone else does it” is wise only if you learn how unwise it is to do something just because “everyone else does it.”
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It is not the rope around his neck that the condemned man fears, it is the springing of the trap door.
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It is better to have a door than a window to your soul, for you can only look through a window but you can walk through a doorway.
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Be wary of those who place you on a pedestal, for no one steps down from a pedestal—they are pushed or they fall.
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If wisdom was sold in six-packs, more people would want it.
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He who toots his own horn often finds himself playing in a one-man band.
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It is best to wash your dirty dishes before they walk out in protest.
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