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J August Strindberg: A man with...

J August Strindberg: A man with...

A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the...

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Robert Frost: I shall be...

Robert Frost: I shall be...

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I...

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Jean de LaFontaine: From a distance...

Jean de LaFontaine: From a distance...

From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.

Source: In Wisdom of the...

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Denise Levertov: The poem has...

Denise Levertov: The poem has...

The poem has a social effect of some kind whether or not the poet wills it to have. It has kinetic force, it sets in...

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Anne Sexton: In a dream...

Anne Sexton: In a dream...

In a dream you are never eighty.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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John Lyly: Where the mind...

John Lyly: Where the mind...

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Swami Ramdas: Place yourself as...

Swami Ramdas: Place yourself as...

Place yourself as an instrument in the hands of God, who does his own work in his own way.

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Anthony J D'Angelo: Have a strong...

Anthony J D'Angelo: Have a strong...

Have a strong mind and a soft heart.

Source: The College Blue Book
-- Anthony J...

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It is certain,...

It is certain,...

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can...

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School-days, I believe,...

School-days, I believe,...

School-days, I believe, are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence. They are full of dull,...

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Archbishop -- A...

Archbishop -- A...

Archbishop -- A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ.

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Marriage: A souvenir...

Marriage: A souvenir...

Marriage: A souvenir of love.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold, by Abby Adams,...

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Mary Austin: That curious social...

Mary Austin: That curious social...

That curious social warp which obligates us most to impeach the validity of a woman's opinion at the points where it...

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The dullard's envy...

The dullard's envy...

The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad...

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Children have never...

Children have never...

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate...

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Fathers and sons...

Fathers and sons...

Fathers and sons arrive at that relationship only by claiming that relationship: that is by paying for it. If the...

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The future is...

The future is...

The future is . . . black.

Source: The Observer, 'Sayings of the Week', 25 Aug...

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Outspoken by whom?...

Outspoken by whom?...

Outspoken by whom?

Source: When told that she was very outspoken; attributed.
--...

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The past itself,...

The past itself,...

The past itself, as historical change continues to accelerate, has become the most surreal of subjects --making it...

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Anthony J D'Angelo: If you talk...

Anthony J D'Angelo: If you talk...

If you talk the talk, you damn well better walk the walk.

Source: The College Blue...

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