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George Bernard Shaw: Man is the...

George Bernard Shaw: Man is the...

Man is the only animal which esteems itself rich in proportion to the number and voracity of its...

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James Matthew Barrie: I've sometimes thought....

James Matthew Barrie: I've sometimes thought....

I've sometimes thought. . . that the difference between us and the English is that the Scotch are hard in all other...

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James Matthew Barrie: Temper is a...

James Matthew Barrie: Temper is a...

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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James Matthew Barrie: Strength instead of...

James Matthew Barrie: Strength instead of...

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing...

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Benjamin Franklin: Plough deep while...

Benjamin Franklin: Plough deep while...

Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

Source: In A Treasury of Great American...

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Benjamin Franklin: Beware of little...

Benjamin Franklin: Beware of little...

Beware of little expenses: A small leak will sink a great ship.

Source: In The...

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Benjamin Franklin: A lonesome man...

Benjamin Franklin: A lonesome man...

A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read.

Source: On being asked...

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Benjamin Franklin: Content makes poor...

Benjamin Franklin: Content makes poor...

Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.

Source: In The...

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Benjamin Franklin: He that won't...

Benjamin Franklin: He that won't...

He that won't be counseled can't be helped.

Source: In

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Benjamin Franklin: At 20 years...

Benjamin Franklin: At 20 years...

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30, the wit; at 40, the judgment.

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Benjamin Franklin: Learn of the...

Benjamin Franklin: Learn of the...

Learn of the skillful; he that teaches himself, has a fool for his master.

Source:...

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Benjamin Franklin: To succeed, jump...

Benjamin Franklin: To succeed, jump...

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

Source: In...

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Benjamin Franklin: The doors of...

Benjamin Franklin: The doors of...

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

Source: In

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Benjamin Franklin: Read much, but...

Benjamin Franklin: Read much, but...

Read much, but not many books.

Source: In

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Benjamin Franklin: Half wits talk...

Benjamin Franklin: Half wits talk...

Half wits talk much, but say little.

Source: In

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G C Lichtenberg: Get your mind...

G C Lichtenberg: Get your mind...

Get your mind accustomed to doubting and your heart to being conciliatory.

Source:...

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G C Lichtenberg: Do we write...

G C Lichtenberg: Do we write...

Do we write books so that they shall merely be read? Don't we also write them for employment in the household? For...

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G C Lichtenberg: I am convinced...

G C Lichtenberg: I am convinced...

I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.

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G C Lichtenberg: God created man...

G C Lichtenberg: God created man...

God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in...

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G C Lichtenberg: It is a...

G C Lichtenberg: It is a...

It is a question whether, when we break a murderer on the wheel, we do not fall into the error a child makes when it...

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