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I take it as a man's duty to restrain himself.

— Lois McMaster Bujold

More from Lois McMaster Bujold

  1. A good friend of my son's is a son to me.
  2. Some men just aren't cut out for paternity. Better they should realize it before and not after they become responsible for a son.
  3. The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them.
  4. There are always survivors at a massacre. Among the victors, if nowhere else.
  5. If you make it plain you like people, it's hard for them to resist liking you back.
  6. There is a very ancient rule of thumb that states, people tend to get promoted to the level of their incompetence.
  7. If the truth doesn't save us, what does that say about us?
  8. Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. And those who can't teach, go into administration.

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Topics in this quote

  • ethics
  • duty
  • masculinity
  • personal development
  • self control
  • self discipline

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