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Francis Bacon: Severity breedeth fear,...

Francis Bacon: Severity breedeth fear,...

Severity breedeth fear, but roughness breedeth hate. Even reproofs from authority ought to be grave and not...

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Francis Bacon: God Almighty first...

Francis Bacon: God Almighty first...

God Almighty first planted a garden; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

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Francis Bacon: Nature, to be...

Francis Bacon: Nature, to be...

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

Source: Novum Organum.
-- Francis...

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Aristotle: Most people would...

Aristotle: Most people would...

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Martin Luther King, Jr: Hatred paralyzes life;...

Martin Luther King, Jr: Hatred paralyzes life;...

Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love...

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Martin Luther King, Jr: We must accept...

Martin Luther King, Jr: We must accept...

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Source: In The...

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Martin Luther King, Jr: If a man...

Martin Luther King, Jr: If a man...

If a man hasn't discovered something that he would die for, he isn't fit to live.

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Zora Neale Hurston: It would be...

Zora Neale Hurston: It would be...

It would be against all nature for all the Negroes to be either at the bottom, top, or in between. . . . We will go...

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George Bernard Shaw: A man of...

George Bernard Shaw: A man of...

A man of great common sense and good taste --meaning thereby a man without originality or moral...

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George Bernard Shaw: Money is indeed...

George Bernard Shaw: Money is indeed...

Money is indeed the most important thing in the world; and all sound and successful personal and national morality...

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Oscar Wilde: Bad artists always...

Oscar Wilde: Bad artists always...

Bad artists always admire each other's work. They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice. But a truly...

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William Wordsworth: We are laid...

William Wordsworth: We are laid...

We are laid asleep
In body, and become a living soul:
While with an eye made quiet by the power
Of harmony,...

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William Wordsworth: I saw her...

William Wordsworth: I saw her...

I saw her upon nearer view,
A spirit, yet a woman too!
Her household motions light and free,
And steps of...

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William Shakespeare: O, had I...

William Shakespeare: O, had I...

O, had I but followed the arts!

Source: Sir Andrew Aguecheek, in Twelfth Night, act...

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William Shakespeare: A morsel for...

William Shakespeare: A morsel for...

A morsel for a monarch.

Source: Antony and Cleopatra, I. v. (31).
-- William...

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William Shakespeare: A rarer spirit...

William Shakespeare: A rarer spirit...

A rarer spirit never
Did steer humanity; but you, gods, will give us
Some faults to make us...

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William Shakespeare: The mutable, rank-scented...

William Shakespeare: The mutable, rank-scented...

The mutable, rank-scented many.

Source: Coriolanus, III. i. (65).
-- William...

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William Shakespeare: For new-made honour...

William Shakespeare: For new-made honour...

For new-made honour doth forget men's names.

Source: King John, I. i. (87).
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Abraham Lincoln: If destruction be...

Abraham Lincoln: If destruction be...

If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through...

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Abraham Lincoln: A nation may...

Abraham Lincoln: A nation may...

A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of...

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