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Walter Benjamin: Every passion borders...

Walter Benjamin: Every passion borders...

Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's passion borders on the chaos of...

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Walter Benjamin: He who observes...

Walter Benjamin: He who observes...

He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no...

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Barbara Tuchman: What his imagination...

Barbara Tuchman: What his imagination...

What his imagination is to the poet, facts are to the historian. His exercise of judgment comes in their selection,...

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Barbara Tuchman: Honor wears different...

Barbara Tuchman: Honor wears different...

Honor wears different coats to different eyes.

Source: The Guns of August,...

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Herodotus: Force has no...

Herodotus: Force has no...

Force has no place where there is need of skill.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus: Truth is confirmed...

Publius Cornelius Tacitus: Truth is confirmed...

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus: The brave and...

Publius Cornelius Tacitus: The brave and...

The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear...

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William Manchester: An Edwardian lady...

William Manchester: An Edwardian lady...

An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were...

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Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee: The twentieth century...

Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee: The twentieth century...

The twentieth century will be remembered chiefly, not as an age of political conflicts and technical inventions, but...

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A J P Taylor: A racing tipster...

A J P Taylor: A racing tipster...

A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his...

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Louis Agassiz: The study of...

Louis Agassiz: The study of...

The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. You should never trifle with...

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Hannah Arendt: Man cannot be...

Hannah Arendt: Man cannot be...

Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in his never...

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A E Housman: Now, of my...

A E Housman: Now, of my...

Now, of my threescore years and ten,
Twenty will not come again.


Source: A...

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Potter Stewart: Swift justice demands...

Potter Stewart: Swift justice demands...

Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.

Source: In Time, 20 Oct 1958.
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Nora Ephron: I am continually...

Nora Ephron: I am continually...

I am continually fascinated at the difficulty intelligent people have in distinguishing what is controversial from...

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George Borrow: Two great talkers...

George Borrow: Two great talkers...

Two great talkers will not travel far together.

Source: In 2,715 One-Line...

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Omar Bradley: We are given...

Omar Bradley: We are given...

We are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind or whether to...

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Ferdinand Foch: The fundamental qualities...

Ferdinand Foch: The fundamental qualities...

The fundamental qualities for good execution of a plan is first; intelligence; then discernment and judgment, which...

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Norman Schwarzkopf: The truth of...

Norman Schwarzkopf: The truth of...

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing...

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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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