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Important principles may and must be flexible.

— Abraham Lincoln

Written by Editorial Team

Updated on Feb 14, 2026

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No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

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To believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all - but to believe in the unseen is a triumph and a blessing.
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The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them.
That some should be rich shows that others may become rich and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
Take all that you can of this book upon reason, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man. (When a skeptic expressed surprise to see him reading a Bible)

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