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Hannah Arendt: Promises are the...

Hannah Arendt: Promises are the...

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this...

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Wilhelm von Humboldt: Providence certainly does...

Wilhelm von Humboldt: Providence certainly does...

Providence certainly does not favor just certain individuals, but the deep wisdom of its counsel, instruction and...

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A E Housman: Clay lies still,...

A E Housman: Clay lies still,...

Clay lies still, but blood's a rover;
Breath's a ware that will not keep.
Up, lad; when the journey's...

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Felix Frankfurter: Anybody can decide...

Felix Frankfurter: Anybody can decide...

Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy.

Source:...

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Albert Schweitzer: The tragedy of...

Albert Schweitzer: The tragedy of...

The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.

Source: Recalled on...

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Erica Jong: There is nothing...

Erica Jong: There is nothing...

There is nothing fiercer than a failed artist. The energy remains, but, having no outlet, it implodes in a great...

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Erica Jong: Writing is one...

Erica Jong: Writing is one...

Writing is one of the few professions left where you take all the responsibility for what you do. It's really...

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E L Konigsburg: The adventure is...

E L Konigsburg: The adventure is...

The adventure is over. Everything gets over, and nothing is ever enough. Except the part you carry with...

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Rachel Field: Doorbells are like...

Rachel Field: Doorbells are like...

Doorbells are like a magic game,
Or the grab-bag at a fair --
You never know when you hear one ring
Who may...

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Kate Seredy: Kill the snake...

Kate Seredy: Kill the snake...

Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your...

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Margery Allingham: I am one...

Margery Allingham: I am one...

I am one of those people who are blessed, or cursed, with a nature which has to interfere. If I see a thing that needs...

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J P Donleavy: Writing is turning...

J P Donleavy: Writing is turning...

Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.

Source: Playboy (Chicago, May...

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Edgar Watson Howe: The sounder your...

Edgar Watson Howe: The sounder your...

The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.

Source: In The...

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Edgar Watson Howe: Common sense is...

Edgar Watson Howe: Common sense is...

Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.

Source:...

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G K Chesterton: The worst of...

G K Chesterton: The worst of...

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

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Antonin Scalia: A law can...

Antonin Scalia: A law can...

A law can be both economic folly and constitutional.

Source: Concurring opinion in...

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Thomas C Haliburton: When a man...

Thomas C Haliburton: When a man...

When a man is wrong and won't admit is, he always gets angry.

Source: In Poor Man's...

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Walter F Mondale: I've traveled more...

Walter F Mondale: I've traveled more...

I've traveled more this year than any other living human being, and if I'd traveled any more I wouldn't be...

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Walter Benjamin: The book borrower...

Walter Benjamin: The book borrower...

The book borrower . . . proves himself to be an inveterate collector of books not so much by the fervor with which he...

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James Harvey Robinson: Rationalizing is the...

James Harvey Robinson: Rationalizing is the...

Rationalizing is the self-exculpation which occurs when we feel ourselves, or our group, accused of misapprehension or...

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