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G K Chesterton: Merrily taking twopenny...

G K Chesterton: Merrily taking twopenny...

Merrily taking twopenny ale and cheese with a pocket knife;
But these were luxuries not for him who went for the...

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Mary Wortley Montagu: Whoever will cultivate...

Mary Wortley Montagu: Whoever will cultivate...

Whoever will cultivate their own mind will find full employment. Every virtue does not only require great care in the...

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Mary Wortley Montagu: Satire should, like...

Mary Wortley Montagu: Satire should, like...

Satire should, like a polished razor keen,
Wound with a touch that's scarcely felt or...

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Abraham Lincoln: When I hear...

Abraham Lincoln: When I hear...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.

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Abraham Lincoln: I don't know...

Abraham Lincoln: I don't know...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will...

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Abraham Lincoln: A universal feeling,...

Abraham Lincoln: A universal feeling,...

A universal feeling, whether well or ill founded, cannot be safely disregarded.

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Abraham Lincoln: Better to remain...

Abraham Lincoln: Better to remain...

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

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Abraham Lincoln: Important principles may...

Abraham Lincoln: Important principles may...

Important principles may and must be flexible.

Source: Speech, 4/11/1865 from his...

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Winston Churchill: As far as...

Winston Churchill: As far as...

As far as I can see, you have used every cliche except 'God is love' and 'Please adjust your dress before...

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Winston Churchill: I always seem...

Winston Churchill: I always seem...

I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel land of yours which sticks up...

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Abraham Lincoln: In giving freedom...

Abraham Lincoln: In giving freedom...

In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free -- honorable alike in what we give and what we...

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Abraham Lincoln: You can't escape...

Abraham Lincoln: You can't escape...

You can't escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

Source: In...

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Abraham Lincoln: As I would...

Abraham Lincoln: As I would...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of...

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Abraham Lincoln: <I feel> somewhat...

Abraham Lincoln: somewhat...

somewhat like the boy in Kentucky who stubbed his toe while running to see his sweetheart. The boy said he...

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Charles Dickens: Buy an annuity...

Charles Dickens: Buy an annuity...

Buy an annuity cheap, and make your life interesting to yourself and everybody else that watches the...

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Charles Dickens: There is a...

Charles Dickens: There is a...

There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast.

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Charles Dickens: Ven you're a...

Charles Dickens: Ven you're a...

Ven you're a married man, Samivel, you'll understand a good many things you don't understand now; but vether it's...

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Charles Dickens: I wants to...

Charles Dickens: I wants to...

I wants to make your flesh creep.

Source: Pickwick Papers, Ch. 8
-- Charles...

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Charles Dickens: A smattering of...

Charles Dickens: A smattering of...

A smattering of everything, and a knowledge of nothing.

Source: Sketches by Boz,...

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Mark Twain: But that's always...

Mark Twain: But that's always...

But that's always the way; it don't make no difference whether you do right or wrong, a person's conscience ain't got...

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