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John Hope Franklin: If the house...

John Hope Franklin: If the house...

If the house is to be set in order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the...

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Harvey Cushing: The capacity of...

Harvey Cushing: The capacity of...

The capacity of man himself is only revealed when, under stress and responsibility, he breaks through his educational...

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery: It is only...

Antoine de Saint-Exupery: It is only...

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the...

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V S Naipaul: Ignorant people in...

V S Naipaul: Ignorant people in...

Ignorant people in preppy clothes are more dangerous to America than oil embargoes.

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V S Naipaul: To read a...

V S Naipaul: To read a...

To read a newspaper for the first time is like coming into a film that has been on for an hour. Newspapers are like...

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Charles Buxton: The first duty...

Charles Buxton: The first duty...

The first duty to children is to make them happy, If you have not made them so, you have wronged them, No other good...

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Agatha Christie: Where large sums...

Agatha Christie: Where large sums...

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

Source:...

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Arthur Conan Doyle: The temptation to...

Arthur Conan Doyle: The temptation to...

The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our...

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Jean Toomer: We start with...

Jean Toomer: We start with...

We start with gifts. Merit comes from what we make of them.

Source: Definitions and...

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Louis Agassiz: I cannot afford...

Louis Agassiz: I cannot afford...

I cannot afford to waste my time making money.

Source: When asked to give a lecture...

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Barbara Tuchman: To a historian...

Barbara Tuchman: To a historian...

To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse.

Source: Practising...

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Herodotus: The worst pain...

Herodotus: The worst pain...

The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing.

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Titus Livy: Men are seldom...

Titus Livy: Men are seldom...

Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.

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A J P Taylor: There is nothing...

A J P Taylor: There is nothing...

There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment -- and nothing more...

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Henry Brooks Adams: They know enough...

Henry Brooks Adams: They know enough...

They know enough who know how to learn.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams.
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Edward Coke: One threatens the...

Edward Coke: One threatens the...

One threatens the innocent who spares the guilty.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Orison Swett Marden: Don't wait for...

Orison Swett Marden: Don't wait for...

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for...

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William Jennings Bryan: You shall not...

William Jennings Bryan: You shall not...

You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of...

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Bergen Evans: Freedom of speech...

Bergen Evans: Freedom of speech...

Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought...

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Jean Toomer: Acceptance of prevailing...

Jean Toomer: Acceptance of prevailing...

Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own.

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