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Thomas Henry Huxley: All truth, in...

Thomas Henry Huxley: All truth, in...

All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified.

Source: On the Study of...

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Parents, however old...

Parents, however old...

Parents, however old they and we may grow to be, serve among other things to shield us from a sense of our doom. As...

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James McNeill Whistler: To say of...

James McNeill Whistler: To say of...

To say of a picture, as is often said in its praise, that it shows great and earnest labour, is to say that it is...

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A good writer...

A good writer...

A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a good...

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See, Winter comes...

See, Winter comes...

See, Winter comes to rule the varied year.

Source: The Seasons. Winter. Line...

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It does not...

It does not...

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to...

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To be misunderstood...

To be misunderstood...

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the...

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Original thought is...

Original thought is...

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly...

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Being slightly paranoid...

Being slightly paranoid...

Being slightly paranoid is like being slightly pregnant -- it tends to get worse.

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Satire is traditionally...

Satire is traditionally...

Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.

Source:...

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Hope is tomorrow's...

Hope is tomorrow's...

Hope is tomorrow's veneer over today's disappointment.

Source: In Quotations to...

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Catharine Esther Beecher: Woman's great mission...

Catharine Esther Beecher: Woman's great mission...

Woman's great mission is to train immature weak, and ignorant creatures to obey the laws of God; the physical, the...

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Long-term planning is...

Long-term planning is...

Long-term planning is not about making long-term decisions, it is about understanding the future consequences of...

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Cynicism is the...

Cynicism is the...

Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence.

Source: In The...

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Ellen Swallow Richards: The Faculty [of...

Ellen Swallow Richards: The Faculty [of...

The Faculty [of Vassar] do not consider it a mere experiment any longer that girls can be educated as well as...

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When you're in...

When you're in...

When you're in love, you put up with things that, when you're out of love you cite.

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Addison Mizner: Misery loves company,...

Addison Mizner: Misery loves company,...

Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.

Source: In Webster's...

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To attempt suicide...

To attempt suicide...

To attempt suicide is a criminal offense. Any man who, of his own will, tries to escape the treadmill to which the...

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Most writers are...

Most writers are...

Most writers are not quick-witted when they talk. Novelists, in particular, drag themselves around in society like...

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George Washington Carver: We get closer...

George Washington Carver: We get closer...

We get closer to God as we get more intimately and understandingly acquainted with the things He has created. I know...

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