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title: "2 Moral Nerve Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 2 Moral Nerve quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Moral Nerve sayings and thoughts."
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> [I've noticed that, while I can't help but respect and sort of envy the moral nerve of people who truly do not care what others think of them, people like this also make me nervous, and I tend to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-foster/i-ve-noticed-that-while-i-can-t-help-but-respect-and-sort-of-envy-the/)

[David Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-foster/)

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> [“Like Jordan Baker, people with self-respect have the courage of their mistakes. They know the price of things. If they choose to commit adultery, they do not then go running, in an access of bad conscience, to receive absolution from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-didion/like-jordan-baker-people-with-self-respect-have-the-courage-of-their/)

[Joan Didion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-didion/)

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