"Discretion is deadly to genius; ruinous to talent." — Emile M. Cioran

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• The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and… — Samuel Butler
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• The hardening of the attitudes is the most deadly disease on the face of the earth. — Zig Ziglar
• Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live.… — Sun Tzu
• We must wrestle earnestly in prayer, like men contending with a deadly enemy for life. — J C Ryle
• Any attempt to disturb the deadly routine of instruction is looked upon as sabotage. And the notion that the aims… — Charles Ferguson
• The risks of transporting deadly nuclear waste, the environmental justice impacts and the long-term health effects of both these projects… — James Cromwell

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