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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Not too much...

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand: Not too much...

Not too much zeal!

Source: Attributed.
-- Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, (Feb 13...

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Winston Churchill: Out of intense...

Winston Churchill: Out of intense...

Out of intense complexities intense simplicities emerge.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Winston Churchill: If the Almighty...

Winston Churchill: If the Almighty...

If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country....

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Winston Churchill: Working hours are...

Winston Churchill: Working hours are...

Working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays ... are grudged as enforced...

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Winston Churchill: No comment is...

Winston Churchill: No comment is...

No comment is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again.

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Henry David Thoreau: I have found...

Henry David Thoreau: I have found...

I have found it to be the most serious objection to coarse labors long continued, that they compelled me to eat and...

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Mark Twain: The first half...

Mark Twain: The first half...

The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance...

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Mark Twain: Any so-called material...

Mark Twain: Any so-called material...

Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content...

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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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Mark Twain: A man never...

Mark Twain: A man never...

A man never reaches that dizzy height of wisdom that he can no longer be lead by the nose.

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Mark Twain: Eternal rest sounds...

Mark Twain: Eternal rest sounds...

Eternal rest sounds comforting in the pulpit; well, you try it once, and see how heavy time will hang on your...

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Mark Twain: Honesty is the...

Mark Twain: Honesty is the...

Honesty is the best policy -- when there is money in it.

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-- Mark Twain,...

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Mark Twain: I did not...

Mark Twain: I did not...

I did not attend his funeral; but I wrote a nice letter saying I approved of it.

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Mark Twain: I am prepared...

Mark Twain: I am prepared...

I am prepared to meet anyone, but whether anyone is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another...

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Mark Twain: I could have...

Mark Twain: I could have...

I could have become a soldier if I had waited; I knew more about retreating than the man who invented...

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Mark Twain: Never do wrong...

Mark Twain: Never do wrong...

Never do wrong when people are looking.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Mark Twain: The Germans are...

Mark Twain: The Germans are...

The Germans are exceedingly fond of Rhine wines. One tells them from the vinegar by the...

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E M Forster: Creative writers are...

E M Forster: Creative writers are...

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

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E M Forster: Unless we remember...

E M Forster: Unless we remember...

Unless we remember we cannot understand.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Salman Rushdie: Books choose their...

Salman Rushdie: Books choose their...

Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious...

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