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Thomas Hobbes: Such is the...

Thomas Hobbes: Such is the...

Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more...

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Gerald Ford: I have had...

Gerald Ford: I have had...

I have had a lot of adversaries in my political life, but no enemies that I can remember.

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George W Bush: One of the...

George W Bush: One of the...

One of the common denominators I have found is that expectations rise above that which is...

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George W Bush: When I take...

George W Bush: When I take...

When I take action, I'm not going to fire a 2 million dollar missile at a 10 dollar empty tent and hit a camel in the...

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Abba Eban: A statesman who...

Abba Eban: A statesman who...

A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of...

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James Bryce: Three-fourths of the...

James Bryce: Three-fourths of the...

Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he...

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Charles V: I came, I...

Charles V: I came, I...

I came, I saw, God conquered.

Source: Remark after the Battle of Muhlberg, 23 Apr...

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Abigail Adams: I am more...

Abigail Adams: I am more...

I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever...

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Morarji Desai: Self-help must precede...

Morarji Desai: Self-help must precede...

Self-help must precede help from others. Even for making certain of help from heaven, one has to help...

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Publilius Syrus: From the errors...

Publilius Syrus: From the errors...

From the errors of others a wise man corrects his own.

Source: In Quote Disk 1,2,3,...

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Jean Paul Richter: Recollection is the...

Jean Paul Richter: Recollection is the...

Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.

Source: In...

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Salman Rushdie: Our lives teach...

Salman Rushdie: Our lives teach...

Our lives teach us who we are.

Source: In Independent on Sunday (London), 4 Feb...

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Evelyn Waugh: I expect you'll...

Evelyn Waugh: I expect you'll...

I expect you'll be becoming a schoolmaster sir. That's what most of the gentlemen does sir, that gets sent down for...

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Evelyn Waugh: What is youth...

Evelyn Waugh: What is youth...

What is youth except a man or woman before it is ready or fit to be seen?

Source:...

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Lois McMaster Bujold: I don't confuse...

Lois McMaster Bujold: I don't confuse...

I don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow isthe higher achievement.

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James Thurber: It had only...

James Thurber: It had only...

It had only one fault. It was kind of lousy.

Source: When asked his opinion of a...

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Mark Twain: Why is it...

Mark Twain: Why is it...

Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person...

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Charles Dickens: Now, what I...

Charles Dickens: Now, what I...

Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant...

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Jane Austen: Why not seize...

Jane Austen: Why not seize...

Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish...

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Jane Rule: I had never...

Jane Rule: I had never...

I had never been as resigned to ready-made ideas as I was to ready-made clothes, perhaps because although I couldn't...

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