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Humphrey Davy: Language is not...

Humphrey Davy: Language is not...

Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in...

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Rachel Carson: The discipline of...

Rachel Carson: The discipline of...

The discipline of the writer is to learn to be still and listen to what his subject has to tell...

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Isaac Asimov: Science fiction writers...

Isaac Asimov: Science fiction writers...

Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions...

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Blaise Pascal: Most of the...

Blaise Pascal: Most of the...

Most of the evils of life arise from man's being unable to sit still in a room.

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: One must choose...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: One must choose...

One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Chiang Kai-Shek: The sky cannot...

Chiang Kai-Shek: The sky cannot...

The sky cannot have two suns.

Source: In Mao, by Ross Merrill, ch. 10, 1993.
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Margot Asquith: What a pity,...

Margot Asquith: What a pity,...

What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.

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Aspects of life...

Aspects of life...

Aspects of life here civility, courtesy, coziness have always bound Britons to their country . . . They are part of...

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Golf without bunkers...

Golf without bunkers...

Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.

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There are no...

There are no...

There are no generalizations in American politics that vested selfishness cannot cut...

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Nothing makes your...

Nothing makes your...

Nothing makes your sense of humor disappear faster than having somebody ask where it is.

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Anarchism is founded...

Anarchism is founded...

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise...

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The voice of...

The voice of...

The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close...

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There is no...

There is no...

There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, and all things in succession. That which grows slowly...

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The best opportunities...

The best opportunities...

The best opportunities in life are the ones we create. Goal setting provides for you the opportunity to create an...

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These are the...

These are the...

These are the beautiful people, who, befitting their rank as gods and goddesses of a powerful modern mythology, lead...

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You cannot endow...

You cannot endow...

You cannot endow even the best machine with initiative; the jolliest steamroller will not plant...

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Hard writing makes...

Hard writing makes...

Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.

Source: In

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When you can't...

When you can't...

When you can't have anything else, you can have virtue.

Source: In

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Nothing can atone...

Nothing can atone...

Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit...

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