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Mark Twain: The true charm...

Mark Twain: The true charm...

The true charm of pedestrianism does not lie in the walking, or in the scenery, but in the talking. The walking is...

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Mark Twain: As to the...

Mark Twain: As to the...

As to the Adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.

Source: Pudd'nhead Wilson's...

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Madeleine L'Engle: When we were...

Madeleine L'Engle: When we were...

When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up...

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George Eliot: It was not...

George Eliot: It was not...

It was not that she was out of temper, but that the world was not equal to the demands of her fine...

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George Eliot: A patronizing disposition...

George Eliot: A patronizing disposition...

A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.

Source: Adam Bede.
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George Eliot: There are glances...

George Eliot: There are glances...

There are glances of hatred that stab, and raise no cry of murder.

Source: Felix...

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Thomas Carlyle: There is a...

Thomas Carlyle: There is a...

There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary men by the quantity they do not...

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Henry David Thoreau: Give me the...

Henry David Thoreau: Give me the...

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

Source: Walden, The Ponds, 1854.
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Henry David Thoreau: Having each some...

Henry David Thoreau: Having each some...

Having each some shingles of thought well dried, we sat and whittled them.

Source:...

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Henry David Thoreau: Associate reverently, as...

Henry David Thoreau: Associate reverently, as...

Associate reverently, as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts.

Source: In...

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Winston Churchill: I cannot pretend...

Winston Churchill: I cannot pretend...

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the...

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Edmund Burke: To read without...

Edmund Burke: To read without...

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

Source: In The...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: A careful physician...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: A careful physician...

A careful physician . . ., before he attempts to administer a remedy to his patient, must investigate not only the...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: I am not...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: I am not...

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know.

Source:...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: Friendship makes prosperity...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: Friendship makes prosperity...

Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity by sharing its grieves and...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: You will be...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: You will be...

You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.

Source: In The...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: The greater the...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: The greater the...

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Nancy Astor: From the American...

Nancy Astor: From the American...

From the American newspapers you'd think America was populated solely by naked women and cinema...

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Thomas Carlyle: Imagination is a...

Thomas Carlyle: Imagination is a...

Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding.

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Thomas Carlyle: I don't pretend...

Thomas Carlyle: I don't pretend...

I don't pretend to understand the Universe- it's a great deal bigger than I am . . . People ought to be...

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