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T E Lawrence: There could be...

T E Lawrence: There could be...

There could be no honor is sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.

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T E Lawrence: I'm re-reading it...

T E Lawrence: I'm re-reading it...

I'm re-reading it with a slow deliberate carelessness.

Source: Letter to Edward...

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Oliver Cromwell: Not only strike...

Oliver Cromwell: Not only strike...

Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.

Source: In The...

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Chiang Kai-Shek: Don't be disquieted...

Chiang Kai-Shek: Don't be disquieted...

Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with...

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Miyamoto Musashi: You win battles...

Miyamoto Musashi: You win battles...

You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not...

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Francois LaRochefoucauld: Commonplace minds usually...

Francois LaRochefoucauld: Commonplace minds usually...

Commonplace minds usually condemn what is beyond the reach of their understanding.

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Desiderius Erasmus: It is an...

Desiderius Erasmus: It is an...

It is an unscrupulous intellect that does not pay to antiquity its due reverence.

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Louis Brandeis: Organization can never...

Louis Brandeis: Organization can never...

Organization can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgment.

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Potter Stewart: Censorship reflects a...

Potter Stewart: Censorship reflects a...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian...

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Barbara De Angelis: Love and kindness...

Barbara De Angelis: Love and kindness...

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they...

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George Sand: Try to keep...

George Sand: Try to keep...

Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age, and to imagine right up to the brink of death that life...

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Alice Walker: Helped are those...

Alice Walker: Helped are those...

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of their own conception and realize a...

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Samuel Smiles: It will generally...

Samuel Smiles: It will generally...

It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of...

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Daniel Defoe: It is better...

Daniel Defoe: It is better...

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of...

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Elizabeth Montagu: I endeavor to...

Elizabeth Montagu: I endeavor to...

I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content when I cannot be mended and patient...

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Lin Yutang: Besides the noble...

Lin Yutang: Besides the noble...

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life...

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William Jennings Bryan: Do not compute...

William Jennings Bryan: Do not compute...

Do not compute the totality of your poultry population until all the manifestations of incubation have been entirely...

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Bella Abzug: If we get...

Bella Abzug: If we get...

If we get a government that reflects more of what this country is really about, we can turn the century -- and the...

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Etty Hillesum: We are always...

Etty Hillesum: We are always...

We are always in search of the redeeming formula, the crystallizing thought.

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Van Wyck Brooks: Nothing is so...

Van Wyck Brooks: Nothing is so...

Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve...

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