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Thomas Carlyle: The first sin...

Thomas Carlyle: The first sin...

The first sin in our universe was Lucifer's self conceit.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Henry David Thoreau: When I hear...

Henry David Thoreau: When I hear...

When I hear the hypercritical quarreling about grammar and style, the position of the particles, etc., etc., . . . I...

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Henry David Thoreau: Live in each...

Henry David Thoreau: Live in each...

Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the...

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Henry David Thoreau: The universe seems...

Henry David Thoreau: The universe seems...

The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals.

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Henry David Thoreau: I say, beware...

Henry David Thoreau: I say, beware...

I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of...

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Henry David Thoreau: Most are engaged...

Henry David Thoreau: Most are engaged...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors a vacuum and they have not...

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Henry David Thoreau: For an impenetrable...

Henry David Thoreau: For an impenetrable...

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Henry David Thoreau: There are continents...

Henry David Thoreau: There are continents...

There are continents and seas in the moral world, to which every man is an isthmus or inlet, yet unexplored by...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: Whatever that be...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: Whatever that be...

Whatever that be which thinks, understands, wills, and acts. It is something celestial and...

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Jean Paul: Joys are our...

Jean Paul: Joys are our...

Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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P G Wodehouse: To find a...

P G Wodehouse: To find a...

To find a man's true character, play golf with him.

Source: In The Golfer's Book of...

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Madeleine L'Engle: A book comes...

Madeleine L'Engle: A book comes...

A book comes and says, Write me. My job is to try to serve it to the best of my ability, which is never good enough,...

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Louisa May Alcott: People want to...

Louisa May Alcott: People want to...

People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don't sell nowadays.

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Mark Twain: What is the...

Mark Twain: What is the...

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your...

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Evelyn Waugh: He was gifted...

Evelyn Waugh: He was gifted...

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the...

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Mark Twain: A coin, sleeve...

Mark Twain: A coin, sleeve...

A coin, sleeve button, or a collar button dropped in a bedroom will hide itself and be hard to find. A handkerchief in...

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Jane Austen: It is happy...

Jane Austen: It is happy...

It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing...

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Jane Austen: Nobody can tell...

Jane Austen: Nobody can tell...

Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never...

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James Allen: All that a...

James Allen: All that a...

All that a man achieves and all that he falls to achieve is the direct result of his own...

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Jane Austen: One half of...

Jane Austen: One half of...

One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

Source: Emma,...

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