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1. "If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."
Which of these 20th century scientists said that?
2. "It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it."
Which of these Founding Fathers of the United States said that?
3. "There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so."
Which of these English authors said that?
4. "By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher."
Which of these Ancient Greek philosophers said that?
5. "Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one."
Which of these Irish authors said that?
6. "If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company."
Which of these authors said that?
7. "Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence."
Which of the following American authors said that?
8. "Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become straight to you."
Which of these philosophers said that?
9. "Out of timber so crooked as that from which man is made nothing entirely straight can be carved."
Which of the following Enlightenment Era philosophers said that?
10. "Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained."
Which of the following Far Eastern philosophers said that?
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