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George Bancroft: In nine times...

George Bancroft: In nine times...

In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person.

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Jean Toomer: A visit to...

Jean Toomer: A visit to...

A visit to Georgia last fall was the starting point of almost everything of worth that I have done. I saw lhe rich...

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Charles Buxton: Success soon palls....

Charles Buxton: Success soon palls....

Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your...

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Charles Buxton: The rule in...

Charles Buxton: The rule in...

The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a...

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Edwin Hubbel Chapin: Every action of...

Edwin Hubbel Chapin: Every action of...

Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.

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Mary McLeod Bethune: There is a...

Mary McLeod Bethune: There is a...

There is a place in God's sun for the youth farthest down who has the vision, the determination, and the courage to...

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Isaac Watts: Do not hover...

Isaac Watts: Do not hover...

Do not hover always on the surface of things, nor take up suddenly, with mere appearances; but penetrate into the...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: A beautiful woman...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: A beautiful woman...

A beautiful woman is a practical poet.

Source: Beauty.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson,...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Tis a superstition...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Tis a superstition...

'Tis a superstition to insist on a special diet. All is made at last of the same chemical...

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Ivan Turgenev: However much you...

Ivan Turgenev: However much you...

However much you knock at nature's door, she will never answer you in comprehensible...

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Richard C Trench: Language is the...

Richard C Trench: Language is the...

Language is the amber in which a thousand precious and subtle thoughts have been safely embedded and...

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Theodore M Hesburgh: The very essence...

Theodore M Hesburgh: The very essence...

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. You can't blow an uncertain...

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Harry Emerson Fosdick: Life asks not...

Harry Emerson Fosdick: Life asks not...

Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled.

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Jean Jacques Rousseau: Conscience is the...

Jean Jacques Rousseau: Conscience is the...

Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.

Source: In The...

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Jean Jacques Rousseau: God made me...

Jean Jacques Rousseau: God made me...

God made me and broke the mold.

Source:
-- Jean Jacques Rousseau, (Jun 28...

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Jacques Maritain: Gratitude is the...

Jacques Maritain: Gratitude is the...

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

Source: Reflections on America,...

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Gaston Bachelard: One must always...

Gaston Bachelard: One must always...

One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. To remain in touch with...

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William Temple: Humility does not...

William Temple: Humility does not...

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your...

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E L Doctorow: Writing is like...

E L Doctorow: Writing is like...

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole...

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Homer: And what he...

Homer: And what he...

And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.

Source: In Wisdom of the Ages at Your...

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