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Very often a...

Very often a...

Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.

Source: In The...

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Flattery is like...

Flattery is like...

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.

Source: In Correct...

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Consider the postage...

Consider the postage...

Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets...

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The Ninety-Ninety Rule...

The Ninety-Ninety Rule...

The Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules: The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time,...

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There are only...

There are only...

There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old...

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Friedrich Nietzsche: When we talk...

Friedrich Nietzsche: When we talk...

When we talk in company we lose our unique tone of voice, and this leads us to make statements which is no way...

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Mahatma Gandhi: An unjust law...

Mahatma Gandhi: An unjust law...

An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.

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Fanny Crosby: When I get...

Fanny Crosby: When I get...

When I get to heaven, the first face that shall ever gladden my sight will be that of my...

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Eric Butterworth: Prosperity is not...

Eric Butterworth: Prosperity is not...

Prosperity is not just having things. It is the consciousness that attracts the things. Prosperity is a way of living...

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James Freeman Clarke: A politician thinks...

James Freeman Clarke: A politician thinks...

A politician thinks of the next election -- a statesman, of the next generation.

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Emile M Cioran: Every thought derives...

Emile M Cioran: Every thought derives...

Every thought derives from a thwarted sensation.

Source: The Trouble with Being...

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Charles Peguy: Short of genius,...

Charles Peguy: Short of genius,...

Short of genius, a rich man cannot imagine poverty.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Friedrich Nietzsche: Actual philosophers. ....

Friedrich Nietzsche: Actual philosophers. ....

Actual philosophers. . . are commanders and law-givers: they say thus it shall be!, it is they who determine the...

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Friedrich Nietzsche: The best friend...

Friedrich Nietzsche: The best friend...

The best friend is likely to acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is based on the talent for...

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Friedrich Nietzsche: A woman may...

Friedrich Nietzsche: A woman may...

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical...

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Phillips Brooks: Charity should begin...

Phillips Brooks: Charity should begin...

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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John Bunyan: If we have...

John Bunyan: If we have...

If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty...

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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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John Bunyan: I could also...

John Bunyan: I could also...

I could also have stepped into a style much higher than this in which I have here discoursed, and could have adorned...

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John Bunyan: Our heart oft...

John Bunyan: Our heart oft...

Our heart oft times wakes when we sleep, and God can speak to that, either by words, by proverbs, by signs and...

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