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“Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.” — Mark Twain

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“He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.” — Plato

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“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.” — Plato

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“Paris is always a good idea.” — Audrey Hepburn

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“Religion is the opium of the masses.” — Karl Marx

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“All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.” — Edgar Allan Poe

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“The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.” — Benjamin Franklin

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“There's plenty of money to be made in the center of the court.” — Warren Buffett

Context:Regarding business that's "too close to the line" in terms of legality.

Source:Biennial letter to Berkshire Hathaway Managers, 2014

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“We can afford to lose money – even a lot of money. But we can’t afford to lose reputation – even a shred of reputation.” — Warren Buffett

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“There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.” — Josh Billings

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