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Polite conversation is...

Polite conversation is...

Polite conversation is rarely either.

Source: Social Studies, 1977
-- Fran...

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Seeds of faith...

Seeds of faith...

Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their...

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Nathan Huggins: Those who would...

Nathan Huggins: Those who would...

Those who would be called tyrants cannot be called free men.

Source: Black Odyssey,...

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: A religious life...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: A religious life...

A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Napoleon Bonaparte: It is only...

Napoleon Bonaparte: It is only...

It is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Source: Remark to De Pradt...

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Edward Rickenbacker: The four cornerstones...

Edward Rickenbacker: The four cornerstones...

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination,...

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Charles Simmons: It is a...

Charles Simmons: It is a...

It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided...

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Pearl Buck: In this unbelievable...

Pearl Buck: In this unbelievable...

In this unbelievable universe in which we live, there are no absolutes. Even parallel lines, reaching into infinity,...

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Agatha Christie: The popular idea...

Agatha Christie: The popular idea...

The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life in the grip of...

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E L Doctorow: Writing is a...

E L Doctorow: Writing is a...

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

Source: In Writers at Work,...

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Hannah Arendt: Action without a...

Hannah Arendt: Action without a...

Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless.

Source: The Human...

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Gail Pursell Elliott: Life?s lessons may...

Gail Pursell Elliott: Life?s lessons may...

Life?s lessons may be viewed as difficulties or challenges to be overcome, but in reality they are an exercise in fine...

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Sholom Aleichem: Gossip is nature's...

Sholom Aleichem: Gossip is nature's...

Gossip is nature's telephone.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Charles Wesley: O for a...

Charles Wesley: O for a...

O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise!

Source: In Draper's...

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Mary McLeod Bethune: I never stop...

Mary McLeod Bethune: I never stop...

I never stop to plan. I take things step by step.

Source: Faith That Moved a Dump...

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Mary McCarthy: Understanding is often...

Mary McCarthy: Understanding is often...

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot...

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Aldous Huxley: The investigation of...

Aldous Huxley: The investigation of...

The investigation of nature is an infinite pasture-ground where all may graze, and where the more bite, the longer the...

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Lois McMaster Bujold: Reputation is what...

Lois McMaster Bujold: Reputation is what...

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

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Lewis Carroll: I'm very brave...

Lewis Carroll: I'm very brave...

I'm very brave generally, he went on in a low voice: only today I happen to have a...

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Ariel Durant: The conservative who...

Ariel Durant: The conservative who...

The conservative who resists change is as valuable as the radical who proposes it.

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