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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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Cornelius Nepos: Character fashions fate....

Cornelius Nepos: Character fashions fate....

Character fashions fate.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed. Keith...

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John Dalberg Acton: Patriotism is in...

John Dalberg Acton: Patriotism is in...

Patriotism is in political life what faith is in religion.

Source: 'Nationality',...

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Daniel Boorstin: Technology is so...

Daniel Boorstin: Technology is so...

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out...

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C Northcote Parkinson: When any organizational...

C Northcote Parkinson: When any organizational...

When any organizational entity expands beyond 21 members, the real power will be in some smaller...

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Mary Wortley Montagu: It is eleven...

Mary Wortley Montagu: It is eleven...

It is eleven years since I have seen my figure in a glass. The last reflection I saw there was so disagreeable, I...

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Mary Wortley Montagu: Whatever is clearly...

Mary Wortley Montagu: Whatever is clearly...

Whatever is clearly expressed is well wrote.

Source: letter to James Steuart, July...

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Honore de Balzac: Vocations which we...

Honore de Balzac: Vocations which we...

Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of our...

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Honore de Balzac: Modesty is the...

Honore de Balzac: Modesty is the...

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Source:
-- Honore de Balzac, (May 20...

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Carolyn Wells: A cynic is...

Carolyn Wells: A cynic is...

A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye.

Source:...

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Mickey Spillane: Those big-shot writers...

Mickey Spillane: Those big-shot writers...

Those big-shot writers could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than...

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Honore de Balzac: The more one...

Honore de Balzac: The more one...

The more one judges, the less one loves.

Source: In Wisdom of the Ages at Your...

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Samuel Smiles: It is a...

Samuel Smiles: It is a...

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept,...

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Francois Rabelais: Half the world...

Francois Rabelais: Half the world...

Half the world does not know how the other half lives.

Source: 'Pantagruel'
--...

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John Steinbeck: Give a critic...

John Steinbeck: Give a critic...

Give a critic an inch, he'll write a play.

Source: Writers at Work, On Critics,...

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Naomi Mitchison: I read a...

Naomi Mitchison: I read a...

I read a lot of archaeology and early history in a general way, not thinking particularly of this book, and this...

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Barbara Kingsolver: Sometimes the strength...

Barbara Kingsolver: Sometimes the strength...

Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.

Source: In The...

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Brian Moore: Research is usually...

Brian Moore: Research is usually...

Research is usually a policeman stopping a novel from progressing.

Source: In...

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Ronald Firbank: The world is...

Ronald Firbank: The world is...

The world is disgracefully managed, one hardly knows to whom to complain.

Source:...

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