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Ralph Waldo Emerson: If a man...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: If a man...

If a man will kick a fact out of the window, when he comes back he finds it again in the chimney...

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OCCIDENT, n. The...

OCCIDENT, n. The...

OCCIDENT, n. The world lying west (or east) of the Orient. Largely inhabited by Christians, powerful sub-tribe of the...

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Thought is a...

Thought is a...

Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it can make transparent the mountains and...

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Small debts are...

Small debts are...

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely be escaped without a wound: great...

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That observation which...

That observation which...

That observation which is called knowledge of the world will be found much more frequently to make men cunning than...

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It is wonderful...

It is wonderful...

It is wonderful to think how men of very large estates not only spend their yearly income, but are often actually in...

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It seems to...

It seems to...

It seems to be a law in American life that whatever enriches us anywhere except in the wallet inevitably becomes...

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In today's highly...

In today's highly...

In today's highly complex society it takes years of training in rationalization, accommodation and compromise to...

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DARING, n. One...

DARING, n. One...

DARING, n. One of the most conspicuous qualities of a man in security.

Source: The...

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Standing on your...

Standing on your...

Standing on your dignity makes for poor footing.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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People seem to...

People seem to...

People seem to enjoy things more when they know that a lot of other people have been left out on the...

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Our duty is...

Our duty is...

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires, but according to our powers.

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Please don't ask...

Please don't ask...

Please don't ask me what the score is, I'm not even sure what the game is.

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The fact that...

The fact that...

The fact that illness is associated with the poor --who are, from the perspective of the privileged, aliens in one's...

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To act is...

To act is...

To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.

Source: In...

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PALM, n. A...

PALM, n. A...

PALM, n. A species of tree . . . of which the familiar itching palm (Palma hominis) is most widely distributed . . . ....

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RENOWN, n. A...

RENOWN, n. A...

RENOWN, n. A degree of distinction between notoriety and fame -- a little more supportable than the one and a little...

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REVIEW, v.t. To...

REVIEW, v.t. To...

REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it.
Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to...

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EXTINCTION, n. The...

EXTINCTION, n. The...

EXTINCTION, n. The raw material out of which theology created the future state.

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FIB, n. A...

FIB, n. A...

FIB, n. A lie that has not cut its teeth. An habitual liar's nearest approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric...

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