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John Buchan: The true definition...

John Buchan: The true definition...

The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather than for what unites...

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John Aubrey: The parliament intended...

John Aubrey: The parliament intended...

The parliament intended to have hanged him; and he expected no less, but resolved to be hanged with the Bible under...

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Carl Sagan: One of the...

Carl Sagan: One of the...

One of the greatest gifts adults can give -- to their offspring and to their society -- is to read to...

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Carl Sagan: The uniqueness of...

Carl Sagan: The uniqueness of...

The uniqueness of humans has been claimed on many grounds, but most often because of our tool-making, culture,...

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Stephen Leacock: It takes a...

Stephen Leacock: It takes a...

It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a...

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Stephen Leacock: A 'Grand Old...

Stephen Leacock: A 'Grand Old...

A 'Grand Old Man'. That means on our continent any one with snow white hair who has kept out of jail till...

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Benjamin Jowett: Research! A mere...

Benjamin Jowett: Research! A mere...

Research! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest...

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Benjamin Jowett: My dear child,...

Benjamin Jowett: My dear child,...

My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tell you.

Source: In...

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Christopher Lasch: The job of...

Christopher Lasch: The job of...

The job of the press is to encourage debate, not to supply the public with information.

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Diane Ravitch: The person who...

Diane Ravitch: The person who...

The person who knows how will always have a job. The person who knows why will always be his...

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Ann Plato: [O]ne science, however,...

Ann Plato: [O]ne science, however,...

[O]ne science, however, there is, worth more than all the rest, and that is the science of living well -- which shall...

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Allan Bloom: Education in our...

Allan Bloom: Education in our...

Education in our times must try to find whatever there is in students that might yearn for completion, and to...

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Arthur Schomburg: The modern school...

Arthur Schomburg: The modern school...

The modern school without systematic lectures turns out many graduates who lack retention. No sooner has the sound of...

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Gilbert Highet: The aim of...

Gilbert Highet: The aim of...

The aim of those who try to control thought is always the same. They find one single explanation of the world, one...

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Freda Adler: Stripped of ethical...

Freda Adler: Stripped of ethical...

Stripped of ethical rationalizations and philosophical pretensions, a crime is anything that a group in power chooses...

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bell hooks: Usually, when people...

bell hooks: Usually, when people...

Usually, when people talk about the strength of black women . . . . they ignore the reality that to be strong in the...

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Christopher Fry: What after all<br>Is...

Christopher Fry: What after all
Is...

What after all
Is a halo? It's only one more thing to keep clean.


Source: The...

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Bertolt Brecht: It isn't important...

Bertolt Brecht: It isn't important...

It isn't important to come out on top. What matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

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Nicolas Boileau: Whatever we well...

Nicolas Boileau: Whatever we well...

Whatever we well understand we express clearly, and words flow with ease.

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Johnny Carson: The difference between...

Johnny Carson: The difference between...

The difference between divorce and legal separation is that a legal separation gives a husband time to hide his...

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