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«We cannot lightly allow the perpetrator of a serious crime to go free simply because that person believed his actions were reasonable and necessary to prevent some perceived harm.»
«To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.»
«We may say that many, if not all, of the personality traits which we have called masculine or feminine are as lightly linked to sex as are the clothing, the manners, and the form of headdress that a society at a given period assigns to either sex»
«What we obtain too cheap, we esteem to lightly.»
Author: Thomas Paine (Writer) | Keywords: cheap, esteem, lightly, obtain
«To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly»
Author: Voltaire (Philosopher, Writer) | Keywords: enjoy, lightly, touch
«We have sworn, and not lightly. This oath we will keep. We are threatened with many evils, and treason not least; but one thing is not said: that we shall suffer from cowardice, from cravens or the fear of cravens. Therefore I say that we will go on, and this doom I add: the deeds that we shall do shall be the matter of song until the last days of Arda.»
«What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.»

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