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Helen Hunt Jackson: That indescribable expression...

Helen Hunt Jackson: That indescribable expression...

That indescribable expression peculiar to people who hope they have not been asleep, but know they...

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Helen Hunt Jackson: Wounded vanity knows...

Helen Hunt Jackson: Wounded vanity knows...

Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt; and limps off the field, piteous, all disguises thrown away. But pride...

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Robert Graves: Take your delight...

Robert Graves: Take your delight...

Take your delight in momentariness,
Walk between dark and dark - a shining space
With the grave's narrowness,...

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Georges Bernanos: Faith is not...

Georges Bernanos: Faith is not...

Faith is not a thing which one loses, we merely cease to shape our lives by it.

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Elizabeth Gaskell: I'll not listen...

Elizabeth Gaskell: I'll not listen...

I'll not listen to reason. . . Reason always means what someone else has got to say.

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Anne Tyler: I've always thought...

Anne Tyler: I've always thought...

I've always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals. . . . I mean a cat to sleep on your bed at night,...

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Friedrich Nietzsche: And if your...

Friedrich Nietzsche: And if your...

And if your friend does evil to you, say to him, I forgive you for what you did to me, but how can I forgive you for...

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Friedrich Nietzsche: When one has...

Friedrich Nietzsche: When one has...

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Doug Horton: Born a saint,...

Doug Horton: Born a saint,...

Born a saint, die a sinner -- born a sinner, die a saint.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Thomas Merton: Be good, keep...

Thomas Merton: Be good, keep...

Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace, and your soul in the joy of...

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Israel Zangwill: Everything changes but...

Israel Zangwill: Everything changes but...

Everything changes but change.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Confucius: Ignorance is the...

Confucius: Ignorance is the...

Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.

Source: In...

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Confucius: The expectations of...

Confucius: The expectations of...

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his...

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Confucius: He does not...

Confucius: He does not...

He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

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Socrates: I was afraid...

Socrates: I was afraid...

I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might...

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Lao-Tzu: A journey of...

Lao-Tzu: A journey of...

A journey of a thousand miles starts in front of your feet.
A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of...

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Lao-Tzu: Govern a great...

Lao-Tzu: Govern a great...

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. (Don't overdo it.)

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Arthur Schopenhauer: Treat a work...

Arthur Schopenhauer: Treat a work...

Treat a work of art like a prince: let it speak to you first.

Source: In The...

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Antisthenes: Pay attention to...

Antisthenes: Pay attention to...

Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes.

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Giambattista Vico: The nature of...

Giambattista Vico: The nature of...

The nature of peoples is first crude, then severe, then benign, then delicate, finally...

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