Cicero - The Six Mistakes of Man


	Cicero - The Six Mistakes of Man

ecopirate

6-28-2007 10:55 AM

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6-29-2007 5:03 AM

tidbit2

This really applies to the way the world is

6-29-2007 8:40 AM

thefoxalmighty

Very true.. Nice clip.. Thanks

6-29-2007 1:04 PM

Tylast

Brilliant!

7-11-2007 12:56 PM

sidegik

and also wo-man : ), great clip

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<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">The delusion that personal gain is made by crushing others.</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">The tendency to worry about things that cannot be changed or corrected.</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it.</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Refusing to set aside trivial preferences.</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Neglecting development and refinement of the mind, and not acquiring the habit of reading and studying.</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.</LI>
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