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Sarah Orne Jewett: Tain't worthwhile to...

Sarah Orne Jewett: Tain't worthwhile to...

'Tain't worthwhile to wear a day all out before it comes.

Source: The Country of...

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William McFee: A man must...

William McFee: A man must...

A man must let his ideas grow, not be continually rooting them up to see how they are getting...

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Pliny the Elder: Men are most...

Pliny the Elder: Men are most...

Men are most apt to believe what they least understand.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Pliny the Elder: Prosperity tries the...

Pliny the Elder: Prosperity tries the...

Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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John Lubbock: Reading and writing,...

John Lubbock: Reading and writing,...

Reading and writing, arithmetic and grammar do not constitute education, any more than a knife, fork and spoon...

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John Lubbock: Our ambition should...

John Lubbock: Our ambition should...

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and ...

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Desiderius Erasmus: I have turned...

Desiderius Erasmus: I have turned...

I have turned my entire attention to Greek. The first thing I shall do, as soon as the money arrives, is to buy some...

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Gail Pursell Elliott: What we notice...

Gail Pursell Elliott: What we notice...

What we notice is what resonates with our inner perspective. We tend to overlook what does not connect with our...

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Barbara De Angelis: No one is...

Barbara De Angelis: No one is...

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or...

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Dale Carnegie: The most important...

Dale Carnegie: The most important...

The most important thing in life is not simply to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The important thing...

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George Borrow: It has been...

George Borrow: It has been...

It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt...

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George Borrow: Youth will be...

George Borrow: Youth will be...

Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine one.

Source:...

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George Steiner: Chess may be...

George Steiner: Chess may be...

Chess may be the deepest, least exhaustible of pastimes, but it is nothing more. As for a chess genius, he is a human...

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Paule Marshall: A person can...

Paule Marshall: A person can...

A person can run for years but sooner or later he has to take a stand in the place which, for better or worse, he...

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Paule Marshall: Sometimes a person...

Paule Marshall: Sometimes a person...

Sometimes a person has to go back, really back -- to have a sense, an understanding of all that's gone to make them --...

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Meridel Le Sueur: They never die,...

Meridel Le Sueur: They never die,...

They never die, who have the future in them.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations...

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Sun Tzu [Wu]: Appear at places...

Sun Tzu [Wu]: Appear at places...

Appear at places which the enemy must hasten to defend, march swiftly to places where you are not...

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Horatio Nelson: Something must be...

Horatio Nelson: Something must be...

Something must be left to chance; nothing is sure in a sea fight beyond all others.

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Konrad Lorenz: Historians will have...

Konrad Lorenz: Historians will have...

Historians will have to face the fact that natural selection determined the evolution of cultures in the same manner...

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Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee: The right moment...

Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee: The right moment...

The right moment for starting on your next job is not tomorrow or next week; it is instanter, or in the American...

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