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    I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

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I find my wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits an opportunity of being provoked to bring up; read more

I find my wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits an opportunity of being provoked to bring up; but I will not, for my content-sake, give it.

by Samuel Pepys Found in: Quarrels Quotes,
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Challenge yourself with something you know you could never do, and what you’ll find is that you can overcome anything.

Challenge yourself with something you know you could never do, and what you’ll find is that you can overcome anything.

by Unknown Found in: Challenge Quotes,
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A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

by Voltaire Found in: Quarrels Quotes,
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In quarreling the truth is always lost

In quarreling the truth is always lost

by Publilius Syrus Found in: Quarrels Quotes,
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We choose to go...not because [it is] easy, but because [it is] hard, because that goal will serve to measure read more

We choose to go...not because [it is] easy, but because [it is] hard, because that goal will serve to measure and organize the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win.

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The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Quarrels Quotes,
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Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on read more

Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing.

by Joseph Campbell Found in: Challenge Quotes,
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Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch-what make you read more

Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch-what make you go beyond the norm.

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Challenge Quotes,
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Be not the first one to quarrel, nor the last to make up

Be not the first one to quarrel, nor the last to make up

by F. Scott Fitzgerald Found in: Quarrels Quotes,
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