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Socrates: Children today are...

Socrates: Children today are...

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their...

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Thomas Merton: Technology is not...

Thomas Merton: Technology is not...

Technology is not in itself opposed to spirituality and to religion. But it presents a great...

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William E Channing: Error is discipline...

William E Channing: Error is discipline...

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Source: The Present Age.
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Luc De Clapiers: When thought is...

Luc De Clapiers: When thought is...

When thought is too weak to be simply expressed, it's clear proof that it should be...

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St Teresa of Avila: If we plant...

St Teresa of Avila: If we plant...

If we plant a flower or a shrub and water it daily it will grow so tall that in time we shall need a spade and a hoe...

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Israel Zangwill: The Past:...

Israel Zangwill: The Past:...

The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is for inspiration,...

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Confucius: The essence of...

Confucius: The essence of...

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your...

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Epicurus: It is possible...

Epicurus: It is possible...

It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men all live in a city...

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Heraclitus of Ephesus: Much learning does...

Heraclitus of Ephesus: Much learning does...

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Mencius: There is no...

Mencius: There is no...

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.

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Albert Camus: Integrity has no...

Albert Camus: Integrity has no...

Integrity has no need of rules.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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Hosea Ballou: Education commences at...

Hosea Ballou: Education commences at...

Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the...

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Henry Ward Beecher: Greatness lies not...

Henry Ward Beecher: Greatness lies not...

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

Source: In...

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Edna O'Brien: I'm a tuning...

Edna O'Brien: I'm a tuning...

I'm a tuning fork, tense and twanging all the time.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold,...

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Enid Bagnold: The great and...

Enid Bagnold: The great and...

The great and terrible step was taken. What else could you expect from a girl so expectant? 'Sex,' said Frank Harris,...

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John Mortimer: No brilliance is...

John Mortimer: No brilliance is...

No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger...

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Thomas Hardy: My opinion is...

Thomas Hardy: My opinion is...

My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and the thought of his...

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George Meredith: Cynicism is intellectual...

George Meredith: Cynicism is intellectual...

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism without the coxcomb's feathers.

Source: Clara...

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Margery Allingham: The optimism of...

Margery Allingham: The optimism of...

The optimism of a healthy mind is indefatigable.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Upton Sinclair: All truly great...

Upton Sinclair: All truly great...

All truly great art is optimistic. The individual artist is happy in his creative work. The fact that practically all...

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