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Aesop: We should look...

Aesop: We should look...

We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.

Source: In The...

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Margot Asquith: Dear boy, it...

Margot Asquith: Dear boy, it...

Dear boy, it isn't that your manners are bad -- it's simply that you have no manners at...

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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: Be cautious, but...

John Lubbock: Be cautious, but...

Be cautious, but not too cautious; do not be too much afraid of making a mistake; a man who never makes a mistake will...

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Naomi Weisstein: It's as if...

Naomi Weisstein: It's as if...

It's as if we women are in a totally rigged race. A lot of men are driving souped-up low slung racing cars, and we're...

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Thomas Fuller: What reason and...

Thomas Fuller: What reason and...

What reason and endeavor cannot bring about, often time will.

Source: In The...

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Thurgood Marshall: I have a...

Thurgood Marshall: I have a...

I have a lifetime appointment and I intend to serve it. I expect to die at 110, shot by a jealous...

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Thurgood Marshall: We can always...

Thurgood Marshall: We can always...

We can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we're...

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Christa McAuliffe: I touch the...

Christa McAuliffe: I touch the...

I touch the future. I teach.

Source: Speech, Aug 1985; in Time, 10 Feb 1986.
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Elizabeth Montagu: To judge therefore...

Elizabeth Montagu: To judge therefore...

To judge therefore of Shakespeare by Aristotle's rule is like trying a man by the Laws of one Country who acted under...

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Orison Swett Marden: Concentration is the...

Orison Swett Marden: Concentration is the...

Concentration is the factor that causes the great discrepancy between men and the results they achieve. . . the...

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Van Wyck Brooks: Nothing is sadder...

Van Wyck Brooks: Nothing is sadder...

Nothing is sadder than having worldly standards without worldly means.

Source: A...

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Van Wyck Brooks: The man who...

Van Wyck Brooks: The man who...

The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man.

Source: A...

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Jean Toomer: People mistake their...

Jean Toomer: People mistake their...

People mistake their limitations for high standards.

Source: In And I Quote, by...

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Jean Toomer: No eyes that...

Jean Toomer: No eyes that...

No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight.

Source: Cane, 1923.
-- Jean...

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Charles Kingsley: Young blood must...

Charles Kingsley: Young blood must...

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

Source: In Correct...

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John Buchan: The charm of...

John Buchan: The charm of...

The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for...

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Georges Clemenceau: A man's life...

Georges Clemenceau: A man's life...

A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it is a sign that he has tried to surpass...

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Imelda Marcos: I get so...

Imelda Marcos: I get so...

I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so...

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Harold Macmillan: Britain's most useful...

Harold Macmillan: Britain's most useful...

Britain's most useful role is somewhere between bee and dinosaur.

Source: On mixing...

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