#bad one

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause. ↗

— William James

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'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of obstinacy in a bad one. ↗

— Laurence Stern

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Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

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In the beginning I used to make one terrible play a game. Then I got so I'd make one a week and finally I'd pull a bad one about once a month. Now, I'm trying to keep it down to one a season. ↗

— Lou Gehrig

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He had one uniform practice, and a very bad one it was, during the time of family worship, and just three or four seconds before the conclusion of the prayer, he started to his feet, and ran barking round the apartment like a crazed beast. ↗

— James Hogg

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If I swim in the ocean, I have a shark thought. Not a bad one, but just a little one. ↗

— Tea Leoni

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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. ↗

— Socrates

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Both of my sisters have been teachers and they used to say you get asked between 300 and 600 questions every day which you have to answer. That's exactly what directing is. And the vast majority of those questions are not very interesting really, but they need somebody to make a decision - a good one or a bad one - and they follow it. ↗

— Danny Boyle

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Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

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It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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