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Henry Ward Beecher: The head learns...

Henry Ward Beecher: The head learns...

The head learns new things, but the heart forever more practices old experiences.

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Rachel Field: I used to...

Rachel Field: I used to...

I used to think I had ambition . . . but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily...

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Katherine Paterson: The name we...

Katherine Paterson: The name we...

The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it.

Source: In Words of...

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Edgar Watson Howe: Wise Man: One...

Edgar Watson Howe: Wise Man: One...

Wise Man: One who sees the storm coming before the clouds appear.

Source: The...

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G K Chesterton: The most dangerous...

G K Chesterton: The most dangerous...

The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists...

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G K Chesterton: You shouldn't take...

G K Chesterton: You shouldn't take...

You shouldn't take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.

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Mary Wortley Montagu: General notions are...

Mary Wortley Montagu: General notions are...

General notions are generally wrong.

Source: From an Internet collection of...

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Erica Jong: Advice is what...

Erica Jong: Advice is what...

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

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Daniel Boorstin: Education is learning...

Daniel Boorstin: Education is learning...

Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

Source: In The...

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Olive Schreiner: [Finishing schools] are...

Olive Schreiner: [Finishing schools] are...

[Finishing schools] are nicely adapted machines for experimenting on the question, Into how little space a human...

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Jean Paul: Memory is the...

Jean Paul: Memory is the...

Memory is the only paradise from which we cannot be driven.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Alex Haley: In the bush,...

Alex Haley: In the bush,...

In the bush, trust no one you don't know.'

Source: Roots, 1977.
-- Alex Haley,...

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Christopher Morley: In every man's...

Christopher Morley: In every man's...

In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty.

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Christopher Morley: If you have...

Christopher Morley: If you have...

If you have to keep reminding yourself of something, perhaps it isn't so.

Source:...

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Douglas Adams: He felt that...

Douglas Adams: He felt that...

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were...

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Elie Wiesel: Because I remember,...

Elie Wiesel: Because I remember,...

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

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Elie Wiesel: There are victories...

Elie Wiesel: There are victories...

There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.

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Edward Westcott: They say a...

Edward Westcott: They say a...

They say a reasonable amount 'o fleas is good fer a dog -- keeps him from broodin' over bein' a dog,...

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John Steinbeck: It is a...

John Steinbeck: It is a...

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep...

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John Steinbeck: Writers are a...

John Steinbeck: Writers are a...

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

Source: In...

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