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Oscar Wilde: The only difference...

Oscar Wilde: The only difference...

The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a...

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Robert Burns: But the cheerful...

Robert Burns: But the cheerful...

But the cheerful Spring came kindly on
And show'rs began to fall:
John Barleycorn got up again
And sore...

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Thomas Carlyle: Be not the...

Thomas Carlyle: Be not the...

Be not the slave of Words.

Source: Sartor Resartus, Bk I, Ch. 8
-- Thomas...

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Stanley Baldwin: A statesman wants...

Stanley Baldwin: A statesman wants...

A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision; but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first,...

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Alexander Hamilton: Man is a...

Alexander Hamilton: Man is a...

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

Source: In Correct Quotes for...

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Erich Segal: True love comes...

Erich Segal: True love comes...

True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears...

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Lawrence Durrell: It's only with...

Lawrence Durrell: It's only with...

It's only with great vulgarity that you can achieve real refinement, only out of bawdry that you can get...

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George Eliot: The strongest principle...

George Eliot: The strongest principle...

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.

Source: Daniel Deronda,...

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Charles W Chesnutt: There's time enough,...

Charles W Chesnutt: There's time enough,...

There's time enough, but none to spare.

Source: The Marrow of Tradition,...

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Horace Walpole: Mystery is the...

Horace Walpole: Mystery is the...

Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.

Source: In Instant Quotation Dictionary, by...

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Thomas Hardy: [I] prefer the...

Thomas Hardy: [I] prefer the...

[I] prefer the large intention of an unskillful artist to the trivial intention of an accomplished one: in other...

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Thomas Hardy: If Galileo had...

Thomas Hardy: If Galileo had...

If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have left him...

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J G Ballard: In a completely...

J G Ballard: In a completely...

In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom!

Source: Interview, 30 Oct....

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Herman Wouk: I felt there's...

Herman Wouk: I felt there's...

I felt there's a wealth in Jewish tradition, a great inheritance. I'd be a jerk not to take advantage of...

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Judith Rossner: It is easier...

Judith Rossner: It is easier...

It is easier to betray than to remain loyal. It takes far less courage to kill yourself than it takes to make yourself...

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Harry Crews: There is something...

Harry Crews: There is something...

There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed...

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Umberto Eco: A dream is...

Umberto Eco: A dream is...

A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.

Source: Brother...

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Sholem Asch: The sword conquered...

Sholem Asch: The sword conquered...

The sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers forever!

Source: In...

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Richard Bach: A professional writer...

Richard Bach: A professional writer...

A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.

Source: A Gift of Wings,...

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Gore Vidal: In America, the...

Gore Vidal: In America, the...

In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think you are a great writer, you must say that...

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